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

137 If only looks could kill…

Lyla

I jolted awake.

My body was trembling as I gasped for air, my vision was blurry and my head pounded.

Nathan had been trying to pull me from Xander before someone whose face I couldn’t see tackled him to the ground. In my desperation in between Xander pulling me and Nathan

struggling. I had felt that familiar anger.

–

It started small, the thought that Nathan would be hurt because of me had burned through my heart, coursing through my veins…the last thing I remember was screaming..

But now,

Nathan was perched on the edge of my bed, in an unfamiliar room. Nanny hovered at the foot of the bed – her eyes were swollen and she was trying to hold back her tears. The High Priestess was there too, there was a wispy smile on her face and Ramsey….

He was leaning at the wall, our eyes met and held….

“Oh, gods!” Nanny cried as she ran to me engulfing me in a hug. “You’re back… oh… I was terrified. I feared the worse, oh…”

My body still felt faint, and my vision was unstable but I allowed her to rock me. There was no Xander and I wasn’t in that old house. It must have been a dream, only it was too vivid.

“What happened?” I asked weakly.

“You fell into some sort of sleeping state for a week and a few days now. Do you still remember that cleansing that was supposed to be done at the White Lake?” The priestess asked.

I stared at her blankly, trying to sort through my memory before I remembered and nodded weakdy.

into it from there. We’ve been trying to bring you back, I didn’t think this would. work,” the priestess chuckled. “But I’m happy you’re here. Do you want to tell

priestess scratching

said slowly pointing towards

pulled back

lips pointing to Nathan “He’s

the next few minutes, she and the priestess tried to stop the blood. They hovered over Nathan despite his protest that he was fine, making my head ache more and my

vision to swim.

attempts, the Priestess sighed. “We need to go to the pack healer to see if he has some

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only looks erudia

to help Lyla. I told you to pull back if it was

hand. “The bleeding will stop soon, I used to

nosebleeds occasionally?

C’mon, let’s go, Nanny said.

began, his gaze darting back to me.

a firm hand on his shoulder. “You’ll do her

me

the room with Nathan in

clicked shut, the room became silent. My gaze shifted to Ramsey, who was still at the wall and our gaze met again. There was no

searched mine.

you okay?” he asked

tightly.

scattered.

spoke again. Then, hesitantly, Ramsey reached for my hand. His touch was warm and

scared. What if he comes back? It had felt so real. He locked me up and wanted to use me for something before Nathan showed up. I’m

but she doesn’t know what’s making you do all of that since you already lost

moment, I remembered the conversation I had with the wolf and wondered if it had something to do with her. I closed my eyes for a minute, focusing, wondering if