The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

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Lyla

Despite his reassurance, I couldn’t shake my unease. I dressed quickly, already envisioning the entire White Moon Pack and Cassidy standing outside the door.

Why else would Lenny and the Warriors show up here? And why now?

A few minutes later, Ramsey strode to the door and opened it. Lenny stormed in. His shirt was untucked, his hair dishevelled, and his face slick with sweat, like he had run a marathon. His

chest was heaving, and his expression mixed with fury and desperation.

“What the hell, Ramsey? Lenny barked. His eyes darted around the room, widening with shock when he saw the rumpled bed. He pointed at it, his eyes darting back to Ramsey who looked uncharacteristically calm. How was he doing it?

“Don’t tell me you…” he trailed off as our eyes met. I was hoping he wouldn’t notice I was in the room. When his gaze landed on me, his face contorted with disbelief as his eyes moved from me to Ramsey and back before landing on the bed. “Are you kidding me right now?”

He ran a hand through his hair, muttering, “Oh goddess!” He began pacing the room like a caged animal, his distress radiating off him in waves. His hands trembled as he unbuttoned his collar buttons. I could see the veins in his neck pulsing with tension.

“This is messed up. This is so messed up. What the fuck are you doing here Lyla? What are y doing in this room? Can one of you….” his eyes flicked between Ramsey and me as if he was searching for some explanation that would make sense of what was obvious.

No one spoke.

you

He walked to Ramsey, his eyes were wide with panic. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him that scared. “Do you have any idea what you’ve just done?”

Ramsey’s face remained impassive. “What are you talking about, Lenny?” he asked. His voice was even and unaffected. “Calm down, how did you find me here?”

“How I found you?” Lenny snapped, with an incredulous tone. “Is that what you should be worried about? How I found you when obviously…”

“Lenny!” Ramsey growled, giving him a pointed stare.

He sighed. “It’s Beta instinct. I realized a few hours after you left the club that you didn’t return. to the pack house, you were nowhere to be found and I grew worried. I followed your scent – though that didn’t do much and my gut feeling”

As he talked, he kept staring at his wristwatch. “But that’s not what matters right now. We can still fix this. If we leave right now we can still make it back to White Moon Pack in time. The ceremony isn’t for another four hours. We’ll get you dressed in record time. Thirty minutes late, tops. Nobody will notice and I’ll personally ensure every warrior here keeps mute about…” he gestured vaguely at me…this.”

“Her name is Lyla,” and, Ramsey chuckled darkly. “I’m not going back with you for the wedding. Perhaps, after the wedding. I will return but just go back home and pretend like vou don’t know

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anything or where I am. I’ll handle this my way.”

The colour drained from Lenny’s face. He grabbed Ramsey’s shoulders, his fingers digging in desperately. “Do you even realize what you’re saying? You’re throwing everything away. Do you have any idea what chaos this will cause? What your grandfather will do?” Lenny’s voice cracked with genuine fear at this point. “You’ve seen his cruelty firsthand!”

Ramsey’s expression darkened at the mention of his grandfather’s name, but he remained calm. “He doesn’t scare me, Lenny. Never did! All those times I caved in, I did it because I was hoping I would be a good grandson to him but after all these years, he still compares me to father. I am not still good enough for him.

“Ramsey…” Lenny said with a pleading tone.

“I am not a pawn in his games, Lenny. Not anymore.”

Lenny’s distress intensified. He threw his hands in exasperation and turned to me. “Do you even know what you’re getting into?” he asked. “You think this is just about Ramsey and his decisions? You have no idea what Elder Eldric is capable of and what he’s done to protect the family’s

reputation.”

I frowned, wondering why he was making a big deal out of it. Ramsey looked perfectly calm to me. “I think you’re overreacting. Whatever Elder Eldric has done, Ramsey’s a grown man. He can

make his own decisions

Lenny laughed bitterly, the sound was filled with despair. “You think this is overreacting? You have no idea. Elder Eldric isn’t just ruthless he’s merciless. And when he finds out about this…” he trailed off and shook his head as if he was unable to put his fears into words.

I felt a chill run down my spine. There was something in Lenny’s voice that made my blood run cold. There was clearly a dark history here, one that made even this strong Beta Lycan quake with fear. But before I could ask, Ramsey stepped in, brushing against my arm lightly as I turned

my attention to him.

“Lyla,” he said softly, his eyes meeting mine. “Could you give us a moment? I need to speak with Lenny privately

Though curiosity burned through me, I nodded. “Of course,” I squeezed, Ramsey’s hand before slipping out of the room grabbing my jacket on the way out, a brief run would silence the voices in my mind.”

The morning air was truly a breath of fresh air after leaving the room but something felt off from the moment I stepped onto the sidewalk. An unsettling sensation crawled up my spin, making my hair stand on end.

I had barely walked three steps when I heard a voice within me.

It was Nymeris’s

“Go to the pack house!”

I stopped in my tracks. “Nymeris?” I whispered, careful not to attract any attention to myself.

“Yes!” she replied. “Go to the pack house. Now.”

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voice was filled with urgency.

“Why?” I questioned.

No response.

“C’mon, girl you cannot just give me instructions and disappear. I cannot show up at the pack house just because I want to

Tell me why you need me to go there?”

There was silence and for a minute, I thought she wouldn’t reply me.

“Miriam… she needs you there!”

The only thing that kept going through my mind as I ran to the pack house was perhaps, I’d misunderstood Nanny. She was my mother even before I realized it. I know I couldn’t justify her actions for keeping me in the dark but there must be a reason for it right?

I ran straight to the pack house but when I got to the gates, the

Warriors on duty blocked me off.

“I’m sorry, miss but you do not have authorization to access the pack house.”

I turned to the warrior on duty, I was shaking with fury by thick house.” access to wherever I want to in Blue Ridge. You can’t tell me not to?

time. am Lyla Woodland; I have

They stared at themselves, not before I caught pity in their eyes.

“We’re simply following orders, one of them said.

“Orders from who? Not Alpha Nathan’s, I’m sure!”

“From the Luna, they responded in unison. “She asked us not to le anyone you have to apply for a pass and state your reasons.”

go

to my father’s house.”

you in that if you want to see

“Which of the Luna? Because as far as I am concerned, there is no official Luna of this pack. She hasn’t been coronated officially and my step–mom, Luna Vanessa doesn’t have the right to ask

me not to…”

While I was still speaking, a car arrived. I had to step aside for the car to go in but it stopped halfway and Clarissa came down.

“Lyla, what are you doing here?” she asked. She looked surprised if not awkward as she walked

towards me.

My eyes travelled down to her right hand. Nathan’s ring adorned her finger and Luna’s signatory. ring was on her thumb too. I waited to feel jealous or something else but instead, I felt relieved.⚫

“The warriors on duty said they were given orders by the Luna not to grant me access into the pack house. Do you care to explain what’s going on?” I asked, staring at her pointedly.

“Oh!” she chuckled softly. “I did ask them not to let you in. First I’m trying not to let history repeat itself. I am not my mother, I don’t think I can live with any man’s bastard and let them call me mother and secondly, it’s our honeymoon, and I don’t want a lot of visitors. Nathan has a lot to deal with, I’m sure…”

“I didn’t come for, Nathan, Clarissa. If I wanted to fuck your husband, I had plenty of

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opportunities before the wedding. I should have had his pup growing in my womb now. Where is Nanny?”

“Aren’t you, her daughter? Why don’t you know your mom’s whereabouts?”

I took a step towards her, at this point, the only thing standing in the way of my sanity was the

fact that I was powerless. I knew I couldn’t be too rash with my reaction to not end up in the cell beating up a Luna.

I have to stay alive to fight.

“Where is she?”

She rolled her eyes before responding.

“She came here last night, causing so much ruckus, so Nathan asked them to throw her into the holding cells.”