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

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Nathan

It was killing me.

Sitting and waiting was killing me. I barely slept a wink the entire night. Every second my eyes would dart to my phone until I ran the battery repeatedly, waiting for a return call from Lyla or Nanny.

My hoofs pounded on the wet earth as I pushed myself harder, the early morning air slicing through my lungs as I raced through the dense forest as Ragnar–my wolf. I wanted to escape the uncertainty that had taken root since I helped Lyla come back from her semi–trapped state.

I wanted to run away from the words The Dark One had whispered in my eyes, with confidence brimming in his eyes as he told me he was waiting for me all along and knew I’d come.

I wanted to run away from the pressure of leading the pack. All I wanted was to lie beside Lyla and forget.

Oh! How I wanted to forget everything…

But Lyla wouldn’t even take my call. It wasn’t like her to ignore me and that made me worried. Was something wrong? Or worse, had Ramsey gone back on his promise?

My mind drifted to the last conversation I had with Ramsey before I left White Moon pack.

“I need to hear you say it again,” I demanded coldly. “That you will not mess with her That you’re going to stay with Cassidy.”

anymore.

Leaning casually against the edge of a desk, a brow raised, he sighed. “I already told you, Nathan. Cassidy is my future Luna. She and I are getting officially mated as soon as these Feral threats get resolved to a good extent. And Lyla…” his voice faltered, his face hardening into a mask of indifference. “Lyla’s yours. I know that much and I won’t interfere.”

I narrowed my eyes at him, searching his face for any sign of deceit. “You better mean it,” I warned. “Because if you don’t…” D

“I mean it,” he cut in tersely. “You have

my word.”

I slowed my pace, shifting immediately back to my human form, chest heaving, hands on my knees. I leaned against a nearby tree, sweat dripping down my bare torso as I stared at the surrounding forest. The flashback left a bitter taste in my mouth. I hated how much I still doubted Ramsey, and my unease wouldn’t let me rest.

“If I don’t hear from them by the end of today,” I muttered to myself, wiping the sweat from my brow. “I’m going to White Moon Pack.”

me. Not when Lyla could be in danger–or worse, being seduced by

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decision felt like a relief to my growing frustration. Straightening, I slipped on my T–shirt I had discarded before I went

froze, straining my ears as I tried to locate the direction of the sound. A few seconds later, the cry came again. This time, it sounded more urgent than it

the surface, waiting to strike. Whatever it was, it could either be a trap or someone was really in distress. I kept my mind link open, ready to call for backup

hastened along, still trying to be as stealthy as possible. Finally, I arrived at a small clearing

inside the flowing stream, was Clarissa–Lyla’s younger sister. She was nearly naked. Her body was trembling as she writhed in pain. Her dark hair was matted with

that wasn’t all.

right ankle; pain contorted her face, and she cried

let Ragnar settle before I crept closer to her, looking around for signs that this

a trap.

called out.

me, her hands left her ankle and covered

you. I thought I

eyes hovered all over her body, looking for

mark.

the neck, feet or upper back that is known only to Alphas and Betas and it was

we could

eyes landed on the mark near the nape of her neck, and I sighed in relief. I reached her in two strides,

I asked kneeling beside

fell. That must have been it. I felt nothing at first,

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to stifle another cry as I carefully examined her ankle. The swelling was severe, and the skin around it was already darkening with bruises. She must have twisted it badly in her wolf form, possibly fractured it. My

this forest,” I tried to sound as gentle as possible. “What if there was a Feral or worse? How

just wanted to clear my head,” she stammered, her voice trembling. “Almost everyone from the pack follows the other trail we created. I just wanted to enjoy solitude for today. I didn’t mean to…” The rest of the words dissolved into a sob and she shook her

sorry for being