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?”

wondering if you ever missed home and wanted

I chuckled. “Somedays I’ll wake up

family

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worried that I might not be able to

faces,” he chuckled, pulling me closer to him. “Have there been others

Another unexpected question.

studies and Nanny. I

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non

been able to achieve so far.

staying here even if there’s a way for you to come back to Blue

see myself coming home. My family are not as accepting as you and soon when my father gets older, you’ll need to resume your duties as Alpha… have you

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

marry me is to throw

you’ll make a good Luna but then, your heart is still with him, Lyla. You’re still in love with your mate.

to get angry “And we were never in love. Having a mate bond doesn’t guarantee love. You saw how messy and broken everything

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

not!” I glared at him. “Who

and placed a kiss on my forehead and we fell into silence. again.

you go back home?” I asked

“Why?”

are lots of fun places to go. Who knows, the next time I see you or I may never see you because you’ll soon have a wife and lots of pups…” I

“I can’t stay until the weekend. I have to return to the pack tomorrow. I wish I could but…” he sighed “My plate

what?” I shrugged into a sitting position, facing him. I loved how his hands covered

said quietly. “I came

do it.”

stop taking any mindlink from anyone. You just got back. from prison, you shouldn’t be doing

sitting position, a ghost smile on his lips. “I know right?” he chuckled. then reached for me, lifting me from where I was to him.