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

158 She has a wolf.

High Priestess Liora

Heavy silence pressed in on me after Alpha Ramsey and Lyla left.

I settled into my chair with a sigh, my gaze drifting to the small hearth as the flames flickered and danced. My time was near, and I knew that much, but the world I would leave behind was so messy.

And all of it was my fault.

Maybe if I had been thorough and tough with Miriam, if I had put my feet down and not allowed myself to be blinded by my love for her, Lyla wouldn’t have happened if I had guided her right.

Was I grateful to the Moon Goddess for giving us a Moonsinger? Yes! But who knew that Miriam’s mistake would have this repercussion? I knew there would be a repercussion of some sort… she was, after all, supposed to be High Priestess after me and had the silver mark, but nothing had prepared me for this.

If Lyla had an ordinary wolf, it would have been different – I wouldn’t have worried, but the two–tailed wolf… I felt the hairs at the back of my neck rise in fear, and immediately, I muttered a prayer to calm my weak heart.

Lyla – that girl – there was so much more happening now than I could comprehend, and the visions were becoming frequent these days.

The soft creak of the door startled me when Miriam entered, holding a tray of food. I studied her for a moment. Her movements were mechanical, almost robotic, as she set the tray down on the table in my room.

Something was wrong with her.

“Ah, Miriam, just in time, I chirped, trying to dispel the sad aura around her. “Could set it down here, I pointed to the small stool near my bed.

you

poured me a cup of tea, opened the plates for me, and set out the cutlery. Though she was moving with deliberate care, I didn’t miss how her hands

not even attempt to chat with me like before. When she finished setting my table, she returned to the window and stared

out to

were hunched slightly in defiance, and

fabric of her skirts she used to do that a

–

wanted to cry so

wrong? Lyla looked fine when she came to see me a moment ago. I thought that would make you happy. given that you’ve barely left her side for

she remained mute.

I told you? You don’t have to give me a response now; there’s plenty of time, you know, and it

ago that the only way to get her to open up to you is to be silent. It works most

turned around slowly, tears streaming down her face. Her chin

was after the birth of her daughter, and she had begged me to allow her to hold her for only five seconds.

even now…

was older… her tears broke my heart and plunged me into a state

briefly, exhaling deeply. “I feared as much.” Miriam turned to

the beginning that there was more than one entity inside her. She fulfils the prophecy and the first Moonsinger in 10,000 years. She’s always been

to the ground, covering her face as she continued sobbing. “No…no, no. It can’t be. It’s

joints protested. I crossed the room to where Miriam was, kneeling beside her. “Listen to me, Miriam. Now is not the time to be weak. You knew, as did

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