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

73 A non–present father…

Lyla

In no time, we were tucked in bed. I held onto him, rubbing his back slowly, hoping he would go back to sleep but the awkwardness had returned. He was bigger than me and by right, he was supposed to be the one, holding me.

“The nightmares started in the third year!” he said, suddenly breaking the silence. “He was getting tired of coming every day and torturing me with all sorts of things and then getting disappointed that I wouldn’t talk”

He paused and sighed before continuing. “He decided to mess with my head. Wanted to hypnotize me into confessing the address but my will was too strong to break. I didn’t tell him anything.”

We fell silent again, with only the sound of our breathing filling the room. I wanted to ask a lot of questions. I wanted to know why Ramsey had been looking for me… did he care? Was it his obsession to turn me into his mistress and sex toy?

“But I’ll be fine!” Nathan said again. “The Pack doctors said it’s the side effect from the hypnotizing drug and I just need to rest plenty.”

“I’m glad!” I said quietly and the silence returned. After a while again, Nathan pulled himself from my hand, giving me a teasing look.

“Aren’t you tired of holding me?”

I shook my head, managing a small smile. “But let’s switch places. I will go back to holding you

after a few minutes.”

He nodded and we switched places. My head was on his chest, I could hear the erratic beating of his heart. I could tell he wanted to tell me something but I didn’t know why he was hesitating.

After a while, he nudged me quietly. “Are you sleeping?” he asked.

“No!” I replied with a deep sigh. “You?”

“I can’t sleep!” he said. “Would you like to come back to Blue Ridge?”

The question was unexpected. “No! why are you asking?”

and wanted to come in for a quick

do miss home,” I chuckled. “Somedays I’ll wake up and panic because it

family

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father, my mother and my sister are slowly fading from my memory. I’m worried that I might not be

and not the faces,” he chuckled, pulling me closer to him. “Have there been others since Ramsey?”

Another unexpected question.

lied. “It’s just being me and my studies and Nanny. I have one year left before I graduate

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non

for everything I’ve been able to achieve so

on staying here even if there’s a way for

not as accepting as you and soon when my father gets older, you’ll need to resume your duties as Alpha… have you thought about who you

said without hesitation. “If you’ll have me!” he added.

to marry me is to throw it in Ramsey’s

a good Luna

we were never in love. Having a mate bond doesn’t guarantee love. You saw how messy and broken everything turned out

with him, you won’t try to reignite things?”

him.

just sighed and placed a kiss

you go back

“Why?”

see you or I may never

the weekend. I have to return to the pack tomorrow.

shrugged into a sitting position, facing him. I loved how his hands covered mine and the way he was still staring

lot of details,” he said quietly. “I came here for a reason and I

do it.”

You just got back. from prison, you shouldn’t be doing anything

into a sitting position, a ghost smile on his lips. “I know right?” he chuckled. then