The Alpha's Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger by Ejiofor Dorcas

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Lyla o

There was silence for a minute before he sighed. “The only reason | had seemed powerless in the past is mainly

because of my grandfather and a few elders. The goal is to retire them all, bring in a new set of people...”

“That's suicidal,” | sprang into a sitting position. “Everyone knows that elders are the pillar of every pack

He nodded. “I know, but if | want to be with you, | must seize all the power. With most Werewolf Alphas on my

side aside from Nathan...” he paused, watchingclosely.

I didn’t react. Honestly, | had forgotten about Nathan.

“What about him?” | asked.

“He refused to sign a collation that binds Werewolves and Lycans. It's nothing serious but something like a union

where every pack releases a specific number of warriors responsible for tackling the Dark One and his armies.

So, we don’t have to worry about manpower or packs being vulnerable when they send out their entire warriors.”

“That's a good idea!” | nodded with approval.

“Yeah, | know but Nathan refused to sign and he didn’t give his reasons. But...” he reached for my hands,

pressing warm kisses inside my palm. “Nathan is stubborn, Ly. | don’t know, most times his actions are irrational

and he plays the victim.”

“He plays the victim?” | turned to him with surprise. “What are you talking about?”

“I don’t know if he told you this but, I didn’t throw Ramsey in the dungeon because he refused to say your

whereabouts. | did so because he did something else and I don’t know if I'm in the right position to say it.”

| stared at him, wondering if I should go with what he was saying or remain neutral. “What are you talking about,

Ramsey? | know you've never liked Nathan but you don’t have to spin lies just to justify yourself. At the end of

the day, I'm on your bed, just like how you've always wanted.”

“The way you make it sound...” he queried with a frown.

“Isn't this what you wanted? My body...”

| could feel my anger rising slowly within me. | was so mad. | removed myself from his embrace and pushed to

the side of the bed, | could feel him following after me.

“Lyla, c'mon!” | heard him sigh. “I'm not trying to spin tales and Nathan is not who you think he is. Nathan is

manipulative, he’s dangerous and I'm telling you this. | also believe he has a hand in the death of your father.

By this time, | had crossed to the other side of the room. | stopped in my tracks and whirled to stare at Ramsey.

This was the height of it.

“No! No!” | walked back to where he was standing now, he had a wary look on his face. “You didn’t just use my

father to lic. That's preposterous, Ramsey. How can you suspect Nathan of

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killing my dad? He was in your dungeons”

“I said what I said. Your father wasn't attacked by Ferals, the story of the Ferals was a cover-up story suggested

by your father himself and he was the one who askedto remand Nathan in dungeon because Nathan has

tried to kill him twice. Once when he lost his mother and shortly after you left but because of the good

relationship he has with his father and how

much...”

“Hold on!” | raised my hand to stop him, chuckling dryly. “I think this is where | ask you to get the fuck out. Sex

was great, | had a swell time, please leave!” | walked to the door but he followed after me, reaching for my hand

and jerkingbackward towards himself.

His movements were gentle.

“I don’t care what you have to say, I'm not letting you leave,” he said. “But you have to believe me, Lyla. | am

not lying, it’s a good thing you didn’t end up with him though. I know...”

“Aha!” | snatched my hand from his hold. “If you likedso much, then why didn’t you try to stopfrom

marrying him? If he’s all these things you've accused him of, why didn’t you stop the wedding?”

“Because you

you were never going to get married anyways!” he replied, staring atdirectly in my eyes. “I knew it, a long

tbefore you returned to Blue Ridge. A Moon Priest toldthat | and you were destined for each other and

that our joint efforts would bring an end to the Dark One's reign...” he paused slightly, running a hand through

his hair. “But that’s a story for another day. Right now, I'm telling you that, Nathan is not who he seems.”

| just kept staring at him. | didn’t know what to say.

“Fine!” he continued “I was angry that you left. | fell sick after you left and | cdown to Blue Ridge, your

father toldyou left but your sister Clarissa confirmed that Nathan might know. | was angry that he wasn’t

forthcoming with the answers | wanted and may have lost my temper but what you heard isn’t what happened

and | blmyself for not speaking sooner...” he trailed off and tried to reach for my hand but I curled

backwards. 7

“Why...” | whispered. “Why are you tellingall of these now? Why?”

“Because | want you to know. | don’t want to be like the people in your lives who keep things away from you. We

finalized the investigation two weeks ago, all thanks to Lenny. Later on, | will bring all the detailed evidence and

fi

and show them to you. | swear, Lyla... | am not

deceiving you.

“The Panthers...” | was too numb to reason, but that was the first thing that cto my “You sent them when |

was in the human world.”

mind.

“Yes!” he nodded. “I've admitted that to you already but it was just to track where you stayed. that’s all. If |

wanted to hurt you, Lyla... | would have done so. | don’t know what your conversation with Nathan has been but |

promise you, I'll show you the truth”

I didn’t want to continue with this conversation.

“You know what!” | raised my hand to stop him before he could say something else. “Can we just wrap this up?

We were having such a beautiful ttogether and | just want to bask in it.”

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“I'm sorry,” he scratched his head. “It didn’t intend to spoil it for you. Just pretend | never said it

The gentle rays of morning peeked through the windows when | stirred from a peaceful slumber. My body was

deliciously sore, a reminder of the passionate night and early morning I'd shared with Ramsey. His arm was

draped possessively around my waist, our legs were tangled with each other beneath the sheets.

We'd talked for hours after Ramsey's revelation earlier and we'd concluded that | wouldn't take his word for it

until | saw hard evidence of everything he claimed Nathan did but somewhere at the back of my mind, | believed

him.

We also addressed years of misunderstandings and hurt. Ramsey had laid his heart bare, explaining how he'd

finally found the courage to break free from his grandfather's expectations. Though he hadn't gone into details

about that, he kept mentioning his grandfather and | couldn't help but wonder if he had anything to do with

Ramsey running away from our bond.

We had ended the conversation with him reassuringhe was ready to commit to me. “I’m done living for

others, he'd whispered against my hair. “From now on, every decision | make will be for us.”

But that wasn’t what wokeup. Someone was knocking on our door. The door had seized though, making me

wonder if it was a mistake. Just as | was going to press deeper into Ramsey’s warmth and sleep, the sound came

again.

| jolted fully awake as the knock ca third time. Multiple voices filtered through the door, speaking in hushed

but urgent tones. | turned to Ramsey, expecting to see him equally startled, but his amber eyes were already

open, calm and unfazed.

“Hi, beautiful,” he smiled at me, cupping my face and pullingto him for a quick kiss. When | pulled apart. |

nodded towards the door, wondering if he had heard the sounds and the aggressive knocking.

“Someone is out there, | whispered, my heart was beginning to race.

He stroked my arm soothingly. “It’s just Lenny and swarriors from White Moon Pack. | guess. they traced me

here, but it’s nothing to worry about love. They've been here for a while.”

“Here for a while?” my hackles had risen in alarm. “Shouldn’t you do something? They won't leave until they see

you.”

“I know!” he smiled at me, he had a wistful look on his face as he caressed my cheeks. “I was banking on

spending the entire day with you but...” He sighed deeply, “Lenny followsaround. like a pup. If | don’t answer

him, he might bring the door down.”

Before | could process the implication of his words, he was already rising from the bed, his muscular form

silhouetted against the light flitering into the room. He reached for his clothes scattered on the floor, showing off

his perfect body.

“What do you think the soldiers want?” My stomach tightened.

He turned to me, he was already pulling on his discarded clothes. “Probably cas escorts. Don’t worry about

it. Just get dressed”