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

their chains rattling as they closed in on the

speak, Nathan suddenly appeared by my side. His voice was low as he whispered

“How do you know

was already moving I could see he wanted to stop the warriors, but the wolf was sinarter than them

final truth.

back, avoiding the net they had brought out. She threw the first two warriors

didn’t give them a chance. It pounced on them immediately, her claws

turned, her eyes glowing, scanning the room. It let out a final snarl before leaping through the large window behind it. The warriors immediately rushed to the window, but I knew they’d find nothing. She was gone, leaving behind.

arranged marriage to Cassidy felt less like tradition and more

silence, sharp and furious. “Seal the grounds! We

I wasn’t listening. One name consumed

Lvia!

then everything I thought I knew had just been turned upside

down

the chaos subsided, I caught Miriam’s eyes. Though there wasn’t much emotion on her face, there was something in her gaze–knowledge, warning, or

room slowly emptied; some warriors stayed back to help the fallen warriors. But I refused to move. To think that the woman I loved was something out of legend, a being

have to make that decision. To decide what is more

door of the room and our

I will bring

I asked, closing

moving, picking their

a belligerent

birthmark”

“And

she has a

daited past ine towards the priestesses and I knew it was an indication that he wanted to take this conversation risewhere. As I

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

The final truth.

bigger since the last time I saw it. I gazed at Nathan one more time, wondering