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

84 Die and be done with it.

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I should get used to disgrace by now but as I walked away feeling the thousand pair of eyes on my back, I knew that I would never get used to this, no matter how much I tried.

Maybe, I should just die and be done with it.

I walked until I could no longer hear the murmurs of those around me or see the pity in their eyes. I still didn’t stop until I reached a small copse of trees hidden from view. Only then, did I allow myself to break.

Everything inside me shattered. The sobs came violently, shaking my entire body. I pressed my back against a rough tree trunk and slid to the ground. Not caring about my clothes or dignity as tears dripped down my face in torrents.

My mother’s words kept echoing in my head.

Not my daughter. Wicked. Worthless. Abomination.

I touched my cheek where the slaps had landed, feeling the heat of broken blood vessels beneath my skin. But the pain paled in comparison to the heartache I felt.

I had known, somewhere deep inside, that choosing Nathan would have consequences. But this?

This complete rejection, this public denouncement? And this was not the first time. z

If my mother hated me so much, why did she give birth to me? What on earth did I do to her to always get this hostile treatment?

My sobs quietened. I inhaled and exhaled deeply.

rites they needed me to do for my father, I’ll round them up as fast as I

an important person. A valuable member of my

pocket, wiping the tears from my eyes as a ghost smile appeared on my lips. This humiliation is nothing compared to what I’d had suffered 3 years and

he asks me out and hope our relationship grows into

I shook my head at the last bit. No children. I didn’t want any child of mine to suffer the same fate as me. In the human world, men are fond of keeping their boundaries. You could be in a relationship and still act like an independent entity. So, even if I told Paul that I

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opened his message and typed back

Die and be done with it.

texting him and smiling like a fool. He was

call from Nanny came in. I took

sweet night air blowing at me warmly must have caused the pain to dissipate from my heart. I was happy.

sound excited?” Nanny observed. “Not exactly the report

sighed. “I just had a little quarrel with my mom earlier but it’ll be

didn’t mention that!” Nanny chuckled “He was so busy freaking out when he

told you nothing can

did, true but you can’t speak on his behalf too. Have you seen the way he smoulders you with his look whenever you’re not looking; with eyes filled with lust, love,

get your eyes checked. Nathan is not like that,

sure you’re never behind a closed door with him. I know your mate was a

Nanny…” I blurted wrinkling my face in irritation. “Why are we talking about sex on the phone? What kind of example are you setting for

and you’re 23. Believe it or not, I wish one of these days, you’ll show up to the house pregnant or something. You’re too reserved for a young woman. When was the last time you got

Nathan!

time I got kissed. I blushed deeply, suddenly feeling ashamed as though if I continued with this conversation I might get