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

155 You’re awake?

Lyla

After I was sure we were far away from Ramsey and the warriors, I returned to my

human form.

I lay on the ground panting. The sky was bright now, birds chirped in the trees, and my dress was soiled. So, this was how I got all the clothes stains and bruises? I was still trembling but filled with a sense of peace I hadn’t experienced before.

“What were you thinking?” I lashed out to Nymeris. “Your behaviour with Ramsey was completely inappropriate!”

“Inappropriate?” she scoffed. “He’s our mate, Lyla. Wanting to be with your mate is hardly considered inappropriate.”

“First, he’s not our mate. We’ve rejected each other a lot of times and…”

“Rejecting your mate without a wolf is not valid, not to mention that he marked Your little stunt with wolfsbane did not diminish the potent of his mark,” she interrupted me.

“Didn’t you mention moments ago that you like Nathan’s wolf, Ragnar?”

you.

“Yes!“she laughed languidly. “And I also like Lax and don’t mind having both of them. The more, the merrier

My face turned red. I would have sworn it was someone else if she hadn’t been a part of

“Why do you want to be with more than one person? We can’t even handle one, and you’re here pinning for two men?”

“Speak for yourself,” she huffed. “And they are three, actually,” she murmured. “That’s including Xander, and they’re the things I like: one badass evil, one good boy and another badass in bed. Since you’ve been with neither Nathan nor Xander, I can’t tell if they’re as good as Ramsey. I hope they are.”

I was practically shining red now.

“Y–You want to sleep with three people?”

“I don’t mind,” she answered again. “The tendency of laying with either of them is high. They’re connected to us in a way I cannot explain, so I’m keeping my options open.”

you said Ramsey is our

you’re not officially together, you can be with Nathan or Xander”

calling Xander?

as hell…” she whispered the last part.

deciding if laughing or crying would suffice for the thousand emotions running through me. My wolf was acting like an

we’re not, but I have a big appetite, in case you haven’t noticed. When we’re in heat, we

made a mistake because there’s no way you’re a product of me. I am nothing like

sneered. “You slept with a man in the middle of a garden? You can pretend and suppress all those fantasies in your head from everyone, but

bristled, fanning myself.

she laughed

I said I don’t want anyone to know I have you yet. I’m

the pack house came into view. “This isn’t about not being able to control your strength. Until we understand what our roles

added, “I need to rest;

that, she

time I reached the pack house, I was exhausted. I just had enough energy to tiptoe around the room, careful not to wake Nanny and change out of my soiled dress, which I threw under the bed before collapsing on

fluttered close as exhaustion weighed on me like a stone. I don’t know how long I slept, but the faint sound of movement woke

chair.

cha caid softly touching my forehead. Her eu

155 You’re awake?

morning, dear. You’re awake, she said softly, touching my forehead. Her

sitting up slowly. “I’m feeling much better,”

by my miraculous healing. “You look different,” she murmured, tilting her head. “Yesterday, you were so sick – barely hanging on, but now, you’re practically glowing. Even your

I deflected, hoping to end the scrutiny, but she kept gazing at me. “Nan, it’s nothing really. You’ve hardly left my side. If

hands continued to hover all over my body. After a few minutes, her frown deepened, but she nodded. “Well, I suppose

away from me. “I’d like to bathe and dress myself this morning. I’m feeling much better.”

for a few seconds before nodding. “All

was surprised to see that all the scratches and bruises I’d sustained earlier had

is what it meant

and emotionally. The silver lines on my hair had faded completely, and I felt a sudden burst of energy, something I could never relate to. The anxiety that I was just too was now

see Mother Liora

in the far corner of our wing, and when I approached, I noticed the door was slightly ajar. Getting closer,

crept closer to the door and leaned in as the

most beautiful werewolf I’ve ever seen. It attacked and killed a lot of Ferals. There were more than two dozen and several Trinaxes, too. That would explain why we’ve not sighted any of them for nearly a week now.”