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

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birthday…

Lyla

My heart skipped a beat, and for a moment, I was at a

loss for words.

I glanced around, my eyes darting from Nathan, who sat a few paces behind me, to the council members and finally to Ramsey. He shifted uncomfortably in his seat, his stance stiffening as if he were bracing for an announcement from me.

Trying not to scoff, I turned to the priestess and forced a sweet smile onto my face. “I haven’t found my

mate yet.”

I tried not to roll my eyes as another ripple of surprise passed through the hall, some of the elders didn’t have the decency to hide their disdain. The priestess’s expression shifted from surprise to disbelief and then to a frown settling on her brows as she studied me.

“That’s impossible,” she said. “Every Moonsinger throughout our history always find their mates on the

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full moon of their eighteenth birthday.”

Except I had just celebrated my nineteenth when I found mine and he didn’t think I was suitable enough. So, maybe the history does lie after all.

“How old are you now, child?” the priestess asked, her eyes narrowing slightly at me as her stare penetrated

me.

“I am Twenty–Three now.”

“And not once have you seen your mate? Is that even possible? The mate of a Moonsinger is as crucial as honing their skills. Are you sure you didn’t find him and rejected him?” the priestess pressed again.

My gaze flitted to Ramsey again, who remained motionless in his seat, not even the slightest body movement to show this was distressing him as much as it was to me. I turned to the priestess, a huge smile on my face.

“No. I haven’t found my mate yet and at this point, I’m not sure he exists or perhaps he’s mated to someone else, I couldn’t care less.”

From the corner of my eyes, I noticed Ramsey shift

again but I refused to dwell on it feeling so refreshing

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that I finally get to reject him in front of his subjects.”

extend the

understand the importance of training and learning to control my abilities as a Moonsinger,” I said, “That’s why I’ve made

all eyes on me.

Nathan,” I continued, glancing back at him briefly. “He’s the one I trust and I

trainer.”@

me a smile and I responded with a slight

but we’ve been best friends since we were kids and he’s patient, kind and a good teacher. I’m sure, I’ll flourish under his

significance of this choice?” she asked. “The person

a way even I cannot

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understand and trust Alpha Nathan

completely.”

from his chair

face, he seemed frustrated and something else I couldn’t place my finger on.

said, his voice was low but filled with tension.

I trust him completely, and I believe he’ll be the best person to guide

mouth as if to argue but stopped himself. Instead, his hands beside him clenched into fists and

on Nathan’s lips as his eyes met mine

a while ago but as soon as they recovered, the priestess turned to Nathan. “And you, Alpha? Do you accept this

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and I will do whatever it takes to help Lyla reach her full potential,” he said, addressing the council and the priestess.

been on me back to him. Although his face was a mask of

seem to agree with the arrangement, Lycan Leader?” The priestess

did if you

the way of the decisions

respond but Ramsey interrupted her. “I was thinking a Lycan would be suitable to train the

someone who will be loyal to

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become in a few

said nothing else. Then she turned to both me and Nathan, studying us again for a moment – something that I found strange

“Your training

vast and complex, you may think since your power was taken away that you have none left but with the right amount of training, you’d see yourself transforming into what

but I didn’t let

the priestess continued. “Without your innate powers, you must work twice as hard to achieve what your predecessors

Neriah’s sword will not reveal itself to

who is unprepared.”