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 trembled.

me like before. When she finished setting my table, she returned to

out to her costle “Te

shoulders were hunched slightly

used to do that a lot as

–

so badly, she would try to hold back.

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

she remained

what I told you? You don’t have to give me a response now;

I had learned long ago that the only way to get her to open up to you is to be silent. It works

Miriam turned around slowly, tears streaming down her face. Her chin quivered as she looked at me,

cried this much was after the birth of her daughter, and she had begged me to allow her to hold her for only five seconds. The other priestesses

even now…

was older… her tears broke my heart and plunged me into a state of despair. “Lyla…” she cried. “She has a wolf, Mother. Lyla…

to still. I closed my eyes briefly, exhaling deeply.

more than one entity inside her. She

covering her face as she continued sobbing.

her. “Listen to me, Miriam. Now is not the time to be weak. You knew, as did I that Lyla was special, and now that everything has played out, we have no choice but to

She has a woll