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

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Lyla

I and Nathan sat in silence in his car outside the packhouse of Blue Ridge. We arrived nearly twenty minutes ago but no one was in the mood to leave yet.

My mind was running with a lot of conflicting emotions, I traced the edge of my blouse absently replaying everything that had happened today over and over. Suddenly announcing to Ramsey that Nathan had proposed to me without first accepting Nathan’s proposal properly was so embarrassing that I couldn’t even look at Nathan.

Did he think I was using him as a shield against Ramsey? Shame crept up to my cheeks at the thought but I shook my head again, trying to dispel the thoughts.

The silence stretched between us, comfortable yet filled with a lot of unspoken thoughts. Finally, Nathan

broke the silence.

“Did you mean it?” he asked quietly “About accepting my proposal?”

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My heart skipped a beat. I turned to him, the sincerity in his gaze numbing my heart. Swallowing hard, I nodded.

“I do.”

A small smile touched his lips as they curved into a wide grin making my chest tighten with more guilt and uncertainty. “Okay,” he said simply as though my response was all he needed to hear.

The warmth in his smile made me uneasy – it was too forgiving, too kind. I fidgeted with the hem of my skirt trying to come up with the best way to express myself. Finally, I gathered the courage.

“Nathan…” I began hesitantly.

He turned to me, giving me another small smile. “Is everything alright?” he asked.

“Everything is fine it’s just that I have a lot going on back in the human world and now I don’t know If I’m

ready to leave everything I had there and come back here. There’s so much at stake now. My job, my life back there… I just…”

I inhaled deeply.

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“I don’t think I might be accepting this position whatever it is anytime soon. I think I made a mistake; I led everyone into believing that I wanted to live here and now… I just don’t know how to feel. Even if I do how can I explain to them that…”

Nathan reached over, gently placing a finger on my lips, stopping me mid–sentence. “Lyla,” he called softly, “all I want right now – all I want to know is if you truly want to be with me. Everything else? We’ll figure it out

later.”

The tenderness in his voice made my throat tighten

after everything he has done for me. I looked away, unable to hold his gaze. I was silent for a

but I like you enough to know that I can learn how to love you and hope that we can

smile returned, softer this time as though he understood my words. He reached out again and took my hands in his,

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together for a few more minutes, watching as the moon slowly rose to its fullness. The silence between us felt different now – lighter, more hopeful and

at least for now? I don’t know what decisions I’ll make yet but I should be able to figure out a lot of things after your

dad? Don’t worry,

I don’t want her to know yet. At least not now and

nodded. “I can do that.

happy.”

“I

both longer and shorter than usual, my mind was racing as this was the first time I would

since I arrived.

front door the living wng dimly lit

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stopped talking as soon as I entered. My mother barely spared me a glance, only Clarissa who practically leaped from her

she demanded; her eyes were wide with disbelief. “Are you

too exhausted to talk about it right now, Risa,” I said sidestepping her. “Can we talk

to answer yes or no. It’s not a big

deeply. “Fine, yes I am but I need to go now, I’m so tired that I

powers. Then again, I saw you that day at

to take that compliment,” I smiled at her and brushed past her to continue to the stairs

the night at Nathan’s?” she asked

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pause my

“I think it’s high time I come

the Moonsinger, you can’t just go back. What if there’s another attack and…”

enough and that’s too many questions. I had it really rough today. From leaving the pack hospital to being shepherded to the White Mountain Council, I haven’t

and walked up to where I was standing. “Sleep at Nathan’s house tonight, there’s no extra bedding in

I retorted.

anything…”

in the mood to banter words with you, Lyla… go over to Nathan’s, you’ve been quite comfortable there since you came, so don’t come here and

inconvenience us.”

“But Mom…”

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on the staircase. I gritted my teeth in frustration, ignoring Clarissa who just stood there looking at me

cold, I marched with annoyance towards Nathan’s house, I was pissed for some reason, my mother’s attitude to

up at the door,

you forget something?” he

past him, stopping to bow stiffly to Beta Jeremy who was setting the dining table and straight to the stairs, calling over my shoulders. “I’m spending the night here; my mom

and got dressed for bed. My mind was still swirling with Nathan and Ramsey and I was still angry. My emotions were just all over the place. I had just