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

177 The final truth…

She stared at me for a second and then lowered on her hind–legs, supporting herself with her foreleg. Everything must have worn her out. I took another step forward when suddenly, a group of warriors pushed their way through the crowd. They carried silver chains and wolfsbane powder,

And immediately, they rushed at her.

“Stop!” 1 shouted at the top of my voice, but the sudden commotion drowned my voice out as my grandfather and a few other elders arrived. The crowd parted like water before them, creating a path until he came to stand in front.

“Take her away,” he commanded again, staring pointedly at the warriors who were equally looking at me. I could see the confusion on their faces.

Before I could intervene, Mirriam stepped forward, standing in the path of the warriors, her white robes swirling around her feet. “We cannot allow this.”

“And why not?” My grandfather turned to her, his voice dripping with disdain.

“Today is the Harvest Moon, Miriam said cooly. “On this sacred night, we cannot permit such

violence:

He scoffed. “Are you trying to lecture me on what’s right on wrong, priestess? Being the messenger of the Moon Goddess doesn’t give you the right to deceive me or challenge me. We will only capture her, nothing more.

Miriam held her ground. “In matters like this, I have vast knowledge than you, Elder Eldric. If you had listened to us that night, perhaps tragedy wouldn’t have befallen you. Today is the Harvest Moon. To harm this creature now would invite the wrath of the goddess herself.”

My grandfather remained quiet for a few minutes before he gritted his teeth again. “What happened had nothing to do with what I had done that night?

“Your continuous disdain for werewolves, Elder Eldric, will cause you more harm than good.

“Spare me your theatrics. This creature threatens the pack, and I will take care of it.

Miriam stepped closer, blocking the warriors who tried to move past her. “You don’t understand. This wolf is.”

Beton

finish, the warriors pushed past her, their chains rattling as they closed in on the

opened my mouth to speak, Nathan suddenly appeared by my side. His voice was low as he whispered into my car. “Ramsey, that wolf it’s Lyla”

racing “How

the He was already moving I could see he wanted to stop the warriors, but the wolf was sinarter than them all. As the warriors lunged at her. She let out a

final

had brought out. She threw the

a chance. It pounced on

crowd erupted into a collective gasp as the wolf turned, her eyes glowing, scanning the room. It let out a final snarl before leaping through the large window behind

grandfather’s words from earlier took on a new meaning, and the arranged marriage to Cassidy felt less like tradition and more like a

through the silence, sharp and furious. “Seal the grounds! We must not

One name

Lvia!

I thought I knew had just

down

there wasn’t much emotion on her face, there was something in her gaze–knowledge, warning, or

fallen warriors. But I refused to move. To think that the woman I loved was something out of

have to make that decision. To decide what is more important to me.

the door of the room and our

after her. I will bring

I asked, closing the distance between us.

moving, picking their way through the

he said with a belligerent tone. “Her birth mark–her wolf carries

birthmark”

“And

surprised she has

an indication that he wanted to take this conversation risewhere. As I

Harvest Moon ritual to start, Lycan Leader. You cannot leave.”

final

the moon had grown bigger since the last time I saw it. I gazed at Nathan one more time,