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

122 Full moon of their eighteenth birthday.

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.”

the talk, I decided to change

learning to control my abilities as a Moonsinger,” I said, “That’s why I’ve made

quieted, all eyes on

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

trainer.”@

responded with a slight nod as I turned back to

Alpha but we’ve been best friends since we were kids and

priestess studied me carefully, her eyes seeming to peer straight through my soul. “You understand the significance of this choice?”

in a way even

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and trust Alpha Nathan

completely.”

rose from

gaze to him. From the look of his face, he seemed frustrated and something else I

voice was low but filled with tension.

smile. “Yes, Alpha Nathan. I trust him completely, and I believe he’ll be the

as if to argue but stopped himself. Instead, his hands

ghost smile settled on Nathan’s lips as his eyes met mine again as if he was conveying

to Nathan. “And you, Alpha? Do you accept this role? To guide, protect and train a Moonsinger is no small task. It will require dedication, patience and absolute loyalty.”

AB

of their eighteenth birthday…

to help Lyla reach her full potential,” he

floor as he shifted again, returning the attention that had been on me back to him. Although his face was a mask of blankness, barely betraying

do not seem to agree with the arrangement,

someone did if you

of the decisions

her. “I was thinking a Lycan would be suitable

be loyal to her and teach her the basic steps. They adapt

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a few weeks

turned to both me and Nathan, studying us

“Your training will

away that you have none left but with the right amount of training, you’d see yourself transforming

words but I didn’t let it show.

be difficult,” the priestess continued. “Without your innate powers, you must work twice as

will not

who is unprepared.”