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

17 Finally, a rejection…

Lyla

He stiffened at first at my touch but then his arms came around me, holding me gently. His hand moved to my hair, smoothing it down as he whispered.

“You’re safe now… everything is fine.”

We stayed like that for what seemed like an eternity before I heard the handle of the door to the room turn. Ramsey pushed me back as if he had just touched hot coal, adjusting his shirt as the Pack healer and a few nurses

entered the room.

“Alpha!” the healer said as soon as he spotted Ramsey “No one informed me of your presence. Welcome,” he said.

Ramsey cleared his throat, his gaze darting at me for a second before he took the Healer’s outstretched hand. “I had to come see for myself. Thank you for doing your best and bringing her back.”

The healer laughed “It wasn’t me, Alpha. It was all her and the other gentleman that was here, Nathan, right? Anyway, I need to check on the patient and know how she’s feeling.”

The healer came to me, a smile on his face.

“Welcome back, Miss. It’s a good thing you’re awake. Now, your body will heal quickly. Can you tell me your name first?” he asked.

My gaze darted to Ramsey and he shook his head, an indication that I shouldn’t say my name. Anything that would tie me to him, he was avoiding it. I swallowed hard and looked out of the window.

“You can just call me Miss,” I said.

“Great!” He nodded “Can you tell me how you feel?”

I hesitated, trying to think of how I felt now. Aside from the dull ache in my heart from my mate thrusting me away from him like I was some dirty

secret, I felt strangely fine.

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“I’m fine, I think. A little… confused and out of touch with the timeline but I’m

fine.”

“That’s normal,” the healer nodded. “You’ve been unconscious for nearly a week. You suffered a Feral attack on your back and the wound was so deep that we thought it wouldn’t heal, given the fact that you have no wolf and…”

“She has a wolf!” Ramsey suddenly said, interrupting the healer. “It must have been startled by the entire attack, traumatized. Isn’t it, Miss?”

to protect his pristine image? I was sure the healer

tend to suffer from panic attacks and my wolf too does that. There are periods where she

didn’t seem to believe it. “I’ll examine

you now!”

was done with the

wound will take a lot of time to heal or maybe faster if your wolf reconnects anytime now but you’ll recover. So, all

you!” I let out a sigh of

who had been standing silently at the corner

to rest. If you

the room, leaving behind silence

expression I had seen on his face before – the one filled with concern

you officially, Lyla,” he stated, his tone as

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had misheard him.

could cope with having you as my mate,” he continued, not bothering to repeat what he had said. “But I can’t deal with this kind of weakness, Lyla. I’d be wasting our time if I decided to accept you. You’ve been unconscious for seven days and yet you cannot heal…there was no change. Every day was the same as

way to anger that

me to do? How can you be so cruel? Do you hate me that much? Surely, this is beyond me not having

it pleases you. You have no idea how much responsibility lies on my shoulders. Do you know

heart shattered at his description. “You don’t mean that…”

—

skipping a beat. “Having you by my side – someone who can’t even heal properly,” he scoffed “Is an extra burden that

be the thousandth time I have wondered why the Moon Goddess had chosen this brute as my mate. Everything I knew about the mate bond being sacred, about it bringing strength, instant love and protection for others, clearly

cruel…the height of

them, refusing to give in to the pain that had spread from my heart to every part

as your mate but you wouldn’t acknowledge me as one, at least not in front of

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enough for you?”

flinch. “Yes.”

“Let’s not waste any more time, Alpha Ramsey. Go ahead

– regret? Pain? But it was gone so quickly I thought I must have imagined it. He pulled himself to his full height

Kincaid, Lycan Leader of the White Moon Throne, reject

he was.

supplied coldly.

and continued, without a flicker of emotion. “Reject you, Lyla Woodland as my mate from this day

hard, fighting the pain that gnawed inside me. “I Lyla