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.”

the talk, I decided to

learning to control my abilities as

all eyes

glancing back at him briefly. “He’s the

trainer.”@

and I responded with a slight nod as I

is he my Alpha 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 teachings.”

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

your destiny in a way even I cannot fully predict.”

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and trust Alpha Nathan

completely.”

Ramsey rose from

seemed frustrated and something else I couldn’t place my

said, his voice was low but

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

Instead, his hands beside him

lips as his eyes met mine again as if

still perplexed by the stunt, Ramsey pulled a while ago but as soon as they recovered, the priestess turned to Nathan. “And you, Alpha? Do

AB

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

was a mask of blankness, barely betraying what was

agree with the arrangement, Lycan Leader?” The priestess

if

displeasure stand in the way of the

thinking a

who will be loyal to her and teach her the basic steps. They

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become in a few weeks from today.”

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

said. “Your

the right amount of training, you’d see yourself transforming into what you’re supposed to be. Without proper

at her words but I didn’t let

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

will not reveal itself to one

who is unprepared.”