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

150 Maybe it’s fate…

Nathan

We arrived at the pack house an hour later.

Clarissa had fallen asleep at some point, so I had to take her straight to the Alpha house. As soon as I walked through the gates of the Alpha house, I saw Luna Vanessa pacing the front of the house while my father hovered nearby helplessly.

“Alpha!” the guard on duty called out, announcing my presence as he bowed to me.

“Oh!” Luna Vanessa took in shaky breaths, holding her chest. She nearly fell if my father had not held her. “Is she dead?”

“Of course not!” I chuckled. “She twisted her ankle, but she’s fine now. She even slept off. Will you show me her room so I can put her down?”

Luna Vanessa nodded, gathering herself as she led the way to Clarissa’s room.

I adjusted the blanket around Clarissa’s shoulders, positioning her injured leg between two pillows before I moved away from her. Her breathing was steady now, the earlier pain on her face had now turned to fatigue.

I watched her a moment longer to make sure she was settled and wouldn’t move her feet too much before quietly leaving her room. As I came out, I saw her mother pacing outside her room, thumping at her chest, one hand rubbing tenaciously on her baby bump.

As soon as she saw me, she reached for my hands. “Thank you so much, Nathan. I feared the worst. She left the house before dawn saying she was going for a run, but when she wasn’t coming back or taking my mind link, I feared the worse.”

I covered her hands with mine, giving her a assuring smile. One day, she would be my mother–in–law. I have to treat her well.

“Don’t worry, Luna… she’ll be fine, okay? Just have a healer look at the leg once she’s woken.”

“I will,” she nodded, flashing me another smile filled with gratitude. Since becoming an Alpha, this was practically my first interaction with her. “Thank you again.”

nodded and watched as she entered her daughter’s room–if only she treated Lyla the same way as Clarissa… a lot of

waiting for me at the bottom of the steps, arms

said in a clipped tone. “What did I say about informing of your whereabouts before leaving the house? Do you think

quick run, and

me that bullshit, Alpha Nathan,”

was always the way he insists on calling me by my title whenever he

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something stupid. You clearly sealed that forest and asked no one to go there for a run because of Feral attacks and yet you break the order first. Do you think being

right way?”

to breaking that order. I saved Clarissa. Maybe

must have seen you going there and followed suit…” he lowered his voice, his eyes darting to the door. “You know how

short, raising my hand. “That’s enough. She doesn’t like me in the way you think. She’s what… 19, 20? We all grew up together as kids. It’s normal for her to see me as her big

brother.”

at me, clucking his tongue as he shook his head.

I would have thought you were switched at the hospital, or worse, that you fell on your head. She’s been bringing you food every morning, hanging around the house every evening waiting for your return and you think she’s doing this because she thinks you’re her big

happened this morning? I’m sure if I ignore her, she’ll stop

putting yourself in danger. You don’t know who’s watching you. Teenagers, whenever they have a crush, they lose their reason. I will not

runs in that forest? Is that

eyes. “Yes, Alpha Jeremy. Any

smacked my head. “I’m still your father. Respect