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

51 The Dark One’s revelation…

Lyla

I stared at him, my eyebrows crunching into a frown.

“The Dark One? As in the Dark One that fought with Werewolves a long time ago and the Moon. Goddess sent a Moonsinger to stop him? You?” I burst out into laughter, holding my sides as my body shook.

“C’mon Xander!” I said with teary eyes, still laughing. “If you wanted to make me scared, your could have just said so but actually calling yourself the ‘Dark One‘. That’s not possible. I mean, if you were, I’d be dead by now, right?”

He was watching me with an amused expression, as a tender smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. “That’s because I love you, Lyla. I wasn’t joking when I told you the first time. I’ve loved you in many lives before this.”

“Stop, Xander… you’re scaring me now.”

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He shook his head and continued. “There’s a connection between us and I know you felt it from

moment I walked into your classroom, he paused, his eyes darkening. “We’ve been tied to each other for longer than you can imagine. And each time,” he sighed, wistfully, “It’s the same fate brings us together, although I must this was the easiest part so far. You look exactly like her… hands, lips, eyes and that body…” his gaze left my face flickering all over my body. I’ve waited all these years for you…”

I swallowed hard. “Waited all these years for me? How?”

“You’re the reincarnation of my first lover – Neriah, a sad smile tugged at his lips. “We were so much in love until your Moon Goddess became so dramatic and turned her against me…” he exhaled deeply. “But I waited, just like I promised, all these years, through Moonsingers of course until you came and I know this time it’ll be different, right? I can feel it.”

The amusement on my face drained as I searched his eyes, realizing with growing dread that he wasn’t joking. Fear began to creep up my spine. If he was the Dark One, it means he sent those Ferals who tried to kill me.

“You’re the Moonsinger, Lyla!” he continued “This is not how I planned for you to know of course. Usually, you’re much stronger than this without almost any defect,” he stated “And will announce yourself but, never in a million years did I think so much power would rest on the shoulders of a Nineteen–year–old.”

“That’s because I’m not anything, I shifted closer to the door. He was delusional. “I don’t know so inuch about the Moonsinger but what I do know is they’re powerful bunches who have led our warriors to war against you and ki…” I trailed off, the realization of the entire situation hitting me now. “Anyways” I continued hastily. I’m not the Moonsinger and I’m definitely not her reincarnation.”

“You’re!” he said his tone brooking no argument.

His hand went into hie nasket and from there he nulled out a locket onened it and need it to

The Dark One’s revelation

took the locket from him, alarm bells ringing in my head as

away

to if what he was saying was true or false, I had no

at the fading picture of a woman in the locket. Aside from two prominent strips of her hair which looked like they were grey since the

my head. “You’ve really gotten me confused with someone else. That’s not

for the pigeonhole in the car, he pulled it open and from there brought out a picture which he handed to

place and they had this printed into what she would look

and turned the picture gasping as I saw myself stare back at me. The same silver streak on my hair, the same eyes, nose,

risked a small laugh “But it could only be a coincidence and nothing more. I

he nods and shrugs. “Fine, let’s say you’re not her but you’re a Moonsinger Lyla, you’re supposed to kill

nodded “But anything aside that, again, you’re wrong. I do not have

orb,” he continued quietly “Whenever you’re in your heat, your power become more prominent. All those times you touched the orb, I could feel it

held up my hands as if I could physically push away his words. “Okay, I’m going to stop you right there, Xander,” I interrupted him. “Just stop saying this nonsense, you’re scaring me now. This…. this isn’t real. You’re messing with

forest, when the Ferals surrounded you… you shouted, didn’t you? And they weakened. That

told you I left Blue Ridge Pack for good

my kind,

me dating a Were…. or whatever

want

you must step up and take your place. Running away

trembling. “I

heat is because I do not have a wolf and is not tied to any

One’s revelation…

you

tried to reach for my hand

in the first place, then?” I scoffed. “Ideally, we’re supposed to be fighting each other. If you’re really the Dark One

“Lyla!”

I scoffed. “You tried to kill me. You sent that Trinax – Mr Dupree

believe me, even if I wanted to… it’s the easiest thing to do. You’re not

Is there a way, a means I can transfer them to you?” I asked, tears springing to the corner of my eyes. “You do

wrong” anger flashed in his eyes. “You would have had this reaction if I had told