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 .

cleaning the

caring

was and yet treat me

had drained out

, this wasn’t a bad idea

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

and confrontations

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

if I play along … then everything

”

should stop fighting

I murmured gazing at him

stop fighting

going to kill me , after all

a soft smile touching his lips as he sighed with relief

I had never thought of hurting you … not even when you killed

how much I love

was a knock

lurched as I heard the

Dupree stepped inside , holding Xander’s phone in his

he said quietly

been calling nonstop ; you need to answer or

worry !

nodded and took the phone , ignoring the

“ Apologize to

! (

a minute and turned to him , a surprised look

do you mean ?

You made her scared the other nights and then the injury at the Northern Forests , I told you it was

still aches

apologize to her for that

”

began to say but with one look on Xander’s face , he turned to me , a

I’m sorry ,

won’t happen again

to you in

can do that ? ” I asked eyeing

one of my many specialities , he gave me

world … I feed on your thoughts and fuel your

”

in the dream world ?

so

I forgive

me from the Panther

you ! ”

bowing curtly and stepping out of

alone

… they’re

”

thought Panthers were ! ”

worse

ten seconds if

but he

me know if you dream about him

snitch between you and one of

my dreams ? Surely , you have

”

, crossing the room to deposit the towel and the bowl on the vanity “ But you took

the Moon Goddess began to poison her

all of our

I couldn’t smell

Revelations and

her scent

used to be super comfortable with me whenever I’m

nodded , returning to the bed , with a steaming tea cup

” he said and

my eyes because he lifted the cup and drank from it

harm you , Lyla ! ” he

There are no horns on my head … and this is my

bigger than this I had to size down to

hurt

”

raised the cup to my lips and pretended as I drank it before dropping