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

without saying a word as she placed the tray on the small table beside my bed. Then, she poured me a cup of tea, opened the plates for me, and set out the cutlery. Though she

When she finished setting my table,

to her costle “Te comething wrong?”

were hunched

her skirts she used to do that a lot as a child. Whenever

–

wanted to cry so badly, she would try to hold

she came to see me a moment ago. I thought that would make you

remained mute.

you? You don’t have to give me a response now; there’s plenty of time, you know, and it shouldn’t worry you too much.”

I had learned long ago that the only way to get her to open up

the silence. Miriam turned around slowly, tears streaming down her face. Her chin quivered as she

me to allow her to hold her for only five seconds. The other priestesses

even now…

and plunged me into a state of despair. “Lyla…” she cried. “She has a wolf, Mother. Lyla… has

I closed my eyes briefly, exhaling deeply. “I feared

more than one entity inside her. She fulfils the prophecy and the first Moonsinger in 10,000 years. She’s

her face as she continued sobbing.

where Miriam was, kneeling beside her. “Listen to me, Miriam. Now is not the time to

She has a