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

31 The girl who disowned her

parents…

Lyla

Sunlight streamed through the curtains, casting a warm glow across my bedroom. I stirred, my eyes fluttering open as I gradually came to consciousness. For a moment, I lay still, enjoying the comfort of my bed and the peaceful quiet of the morning.

It had been weeks since I’d last set foot in school and today will mark my long–awaited return.

I stretched lazily, feeling the dull ache on my back. Although I had healed completely, I still felt an occasional twinge on my back. I trudged to the mirror in my room and stood before it, gazing at the girl who stared back at me. The girl who left school all those weeks ago was not the same one preparing to return.

A soft knock sounded on my door before it was pushed open. When I turned, it was my Nanny, Miriam at the door. Her eyes widened when she saw me and

immediately, she rushed to where I stood.

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“Lyla dear, are you sure you should be standing? Remember…”

“I’m fine, Nan!” I replied with a smile “Honestly, I am. I feel better than I have in days plus I’ll be going to school today and if I ever need to catch up on school work, I have to resume today.”

“Your health comes first, Lyla,” she sighed steering to the bed “How about you resume next week? I already spoke with your teachers and a lot of them are willing to let you retake most of the tests done in your absence.”

“That’s why I need to go to school, today. I cannot miss another of those mid–term tests, remember our exams are around the corner, ther a lot for me to catch up with.”

“Fine!” she sighed patting my hand gently “But how are you feeling…” she paused as if contemplating if she should ask me or not. “When you first arrived, you looked so… sad, broken, worn out and maybe it’s just my imagination or I am worrying but… what happened when you got home? Do you think you can tell me

now?”

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“I already told you, Nan!” I rose from my bed and crossed the room to my reading table, stuffing my school bag with books. “I disgraced my parents at the Gala and I decided to disown them to save them from

further embarrassment. End of story.”

“You already told me that, but how did you get injured?”

I had deliberately skipped that part because for me to be in the Northern Forest which was far away from home, I must have been on my way to the White Mountains. But I didn’t want to keep the truth away from Miriam. She was my best friend and we always tell each other stuff.

Still, would she believe me

told her I had found my

mate and he was the Lycan Leader?

that’s because I

“Hurry up then, we don’t want

the shower and reached for my phone, intending to check for any

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The girl who

my heart sank slightly as I saw he still

read my text since last

been in constant communication since I

some reason, he has

I thought to myself wondering what could

his Alpha training and hasn’t had time for his phone. Pushing aside every worrying thought, I moved

to make a statement – I felt free for the first time in years and I’ve done something a lot of done – I

clothes, rejecting the baggy sweaters, oversized hoodies and jeans I’d once hidden behind. Instead, I selected a fitted black leather jacket with silver zippers glinting in the morning light. I paired it with dark wash skinny jeans that hugged

The girl who disowned

I chose a deep crimson blouse with a subtle V–neck, that hinted at my cleavage. The fabric was soft against my skin, reminding me of

stripe on the hair. It has always been a source of ridicule from my classmates because of

a light layer of makeup, nothing. too dramatic but just enough to enhance my natural look. By the time I was

way downstairs. As I entered the kitchen, my Nanny looked up from the pot she had on the stove, nearly dropping the

her eyes wide “Lyla?

feeling at ease

who disowned her parents

“Yes, Nan… it’s me.”

“You look… different and in a

you,” I replied. “I think it’s time I stop looking like the girl with the world’s burden on her shoulders. I disowned my parents,

it’s a bit too much? Are you comfortable like that?”

at my outfit risking a laugh. “This is the most comfortable that I have ever been and today is the day I stop hiding,” I added grabbing a slice of toast from the counter and an apple. “I’ll meet you at

the house.

swallow me. Everyone was staring at me… not in the humankind of ‘She’s hot‘ or ‘Who’s that girl‘ kind of way but in the ‘What did she do?‘

that day since my father had found me soaking wet

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I had found my mate, even if he had turned out to be cold and cruel. I had stood up to my family and had

I approached the school gates, with my head held

to my locker, some people pointed at me,

that Lyla? The freak?” they whispered.

in

to my class – let them stare, I thought. I

back of the glass, ignoring all the whispers around me, when Mrs Caldwell,