The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

53 Revelations and confrontations …

Lyla

I pressed against the door as panic clawed in my throat .

I reached for the doorknob again , yanking it furiously .

“ Just let me go , Xander .

I’ll think about your offer and … ”

“ You won’t ! ” he gave me a sad smile .

“ You can’t wait to leave here , I can see it in your eyes .

”

I back to the door and began pounding , screaming with all my might as tears streamed down my face .

“ You’ll hurt yourself ,” he said behind me .

ht to be a

“ Just let me go ! ” I cried , turning to face him again .

“ Please ! Please , let me go ! I don’t part of anything .

I am not who you want .

I just want a normal life ! I want to go back to my normal , boring life ! ”

But he remained silent … through all of my tantrums , repeated knocking on the door , calling out to anyone – even Mr Dupree ; watching me with an expression mingled with sadness and frustration .

Eventually , my strength gave our

I collapsed onto the floor , my body heaving with sobs as I

buried my face in my hands , feeling defeated .

“ I don’t want this , I choked out between gasps .

“ I’ve suffered more than anyone to go back to this life , Xander .

Please … just let me go .

I promise , not even a word to Nanny .

It’ll be a secret

between us .

”

He came and knelt beside me , close but not touching .

“ Lyla ! ” he whispered .

“ You’re special … too special to have a normal life .

Someone like you … because of what you are … normality was never

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an option .

”

I shook my head , too tired to argue anymore .

Too broken to fight .

My body trembled as I felt him gently lift me from the floor , carrying me in his arms like a bride – like I was something precious , I was too weak to resist … and somehow , my broken heart wanted this but with a different person , 1

I wished more than anything that right now , this was Ramsey … holding onto me , telling me not to go .

I sighed as he deposited me onto the bed with care like I was a newborn .

He reached for a soft towel inside a bowl of warm water by the bed and began to clean my tear – stained face with such tenderness that I felt my resolve wavering .

His touch was achingly familiar , a reminder of the man I thought I knew the man I had begun to love .

, he continued cleaning the rest of

so intentional , so caring that my heart ached

monster they claimed he was and yet treat me with such kindness ?

fight had drained out

a bad idea after all

I didn’t know so much about the bad blood between him and the Moon Goddess , all the history books were always

and confrontations

… he loved me or so he claimed but he liked me to an extent where I know he won’t randomly kill

play along … then

”

Maybe , I should stop fighting

I murmured gazing at

I’ll stop

me ,

soft smile touching his

I had never thought of hurting you … not even when

how much I love you and …

, there was

heart lurched as I heard the familiar

creaked open and Mr Dupree stepped inside , holding

Master ,” he

She’s been calling nonstop ; you need to

worry !

phone , ignoring the

“ Apologize to

(

turned to him , a surprised look on his

What do you mean ? ”

then the injury at the Northern Forests ,

still aches her occasionally

should apologize to her for that

”

on Xander’s face , he turned to me , a cold

sorry

happen

no longer come to you in your

that ?

specialities ,

feed on your thoughts and fuel your weaknesses and

”

in the dream world ? ”

That’s so

I forgive you

me from the Panther that other

you !

me for a minute before bowing curtly and stepping out of

alone , Xander turned to

they’re vengeful creatures

”

I thought Panthers were

They’re worse than

ten seconds if he ever appears

now but he would

me know if you dream about him

not going to be a snitch between you

you tell if he’s in my dreams ? Surely , you have enough power to

”

” he gave me a quiet smile , crossing the room to deposit the towel and the bowl on the

the first thing she did when the Moon Goddess began to poison her

of our connections

I couldn’t smell

Revelations and confrontations

her scent …

be super comfortable with me whenever I’m on my

bed

he said and stretched

because

he said quietly an amused smile

are no horns on my head … and this is

to size down to fit a typical human student but I don’t bite

won’t hurt you

”

my lips and pretended as I drank it before dropping the cup on the bedside table