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

Chapter 9: A prisoner for my mate…

Lyla

I stumbled out of the garden. My heart was still heavy from the crushing rejection by my mate.

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Although he didn’t reject me, he made it clear of the position I held in his life. I’d wanted to believe, for the tiniest moment, that his touch had meant more… The way he had looked at me with eyes filled with love as he sank his teeth into my neck still played in my mind, but his cold dismissal after everything shattered my hopes.

I walked down the corridors, my vision blurring with tears. His mark on my neck was still throbbing, reminding me of what happened earlier. As I reached my room, I was startled when I saw Seth – the butler, standing in front of my door.

I hurriedly wiped the tears from my eyes and bowed stiffly to him. His brows arched and for a moment, I thought he was going to ask me questions. Instead, he drew himself to his full height and came to stand in front of me.

“It’s time for your bath, Miss. A maid will come for you shortly. After that, lunch will be served.”

I nodded with a strained smile. “Thank you.”

As I turned to open my door, Seth’s voice reached me again.

“Also, there’s a young man at the outside our gates, requesting to see you. His name is Nathan and he claims to be your friend. Do you wish to speak to him?” I paused my steps and turned to Seth, my eyes widening with surprise. “Nathan is here?”

“Yes, Miss,” he nodded.

My heart leapt at the news. Joy surged through my heart, but as soon as I thought of running out to meet him, I immediately had second thoughts.

I couldn’t face him like this, smelling like another wolf, with Ramsey’s mating mark still throbbing on my neck. Nathan could read me like a book and I was tired of being vulnerable. If anything, I was ashamed of myself. How long would I rely on him? He was my best friend, not my savior. If he had to keep saving me, eventually he would become tired of my presence.

“Please tell him I won’t be able to see him,” I murmured, fighting back tears. ” “Tell him I am fine and that the Lycan Leader put me in one of the guest rooms. He’s just worried for my safety,” I added.

“As you wish, Miss.” Seth nodded and turned to leave.

behind me, leaning against it as I slid to the floor, burying my face in my hands

was a fool to think that finding my mate would end my misery and that it would somehow change my fate… Now, I wish I never knew that it was possible to still have a mate despite my situation. I was nothing more than his

knock on the door and I scrambled to my feet, trying to wipe as many tears

“You can come in!”

dressed in a maid’s uniform entered carrying

have come to clean you up,”

smile she didn’t see. “Thank you. I guess! What do you want

everyone in this Packhouse had mastery

bath,” the maid pointed to the big tub inside an arch at the end of the

and tried to take my

for you too. Just walk over to

my rumpled gown, then gently removed my hands before it pooled to the ground. I covered my body feeling ashamed at Ramsey’s hickeys that covered

she

helping me with my dress, she prepared the bathwater inside the tub before asking me to go inside. As soon as I stepped in, and sat

neck and the anxiety I had been feeling moments ago vanished. The woman wedged herself at the edge of the tub and slowly began to clean every part of my body. When she was done, she rinsed me off

older woman stepped in carrying a dark liquid inside a cup. She passed it to

there was a fresh change of clothes on the bed. While I wondered when that had been prepared, the maid spent the next few

born as the daughter of an Alpha, I’ve never had anyone take care of me

and brushing it so that it cascaded down my shoulders, stopping at my waist, she reached for the cup of dark liquid on

this,” she

the cup, staring at her with questions in my

make sure you do not get pregnant!” She said, her gaze meeting mine for the first time. “You’ll have

removed the cup from my lips and stared at her, “I don’t understand. Why do

could tell she was hesitating