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

185 Wedding revelations…

Nathan

I stood before the full–length mirror in my room adjusting the embroidery on my ceremonial joining outfit.

The deep crimson and gold of the fabric – the pack colours shimmered under the soft light–1 couldn’t believe I was the groom and the soon–to–be mated Alpha, My hands trembled slightly as I adjusted the cuffs and worked on the fastenings.

It still felt so surreal that I would be marrying Lyla today.

However, the excitement I had still warred with a speck of doubt. Everything was going way smoother than I had anticipated. Luna Vanessa had approved using the best halls in the pack since she was in charge of Welfare.

Not just that, she had quickly and efficiently organized the hall, the decoration, the food… all in less than 48 hours. Her role had fastened the preparation and made everything easy for us. She had gone a step further to send out invitations to various packs and told them that since we were all trying to recover from the Feral attack, they should only send their gifts and blessings and not bother coming.

Despite this, my father has been silent since we returned from the Harvest Moon.

He was one of the few people who hadn’t bothered to congratulate me after Lyla accepted to marry me. Instead, the moment we’d arrived, he handed in his resignation as the pack’s acting Beta without any tangible reason. Not only that, he had gone out of his way to avoid any interaction with me despite living under the same roof.

The rift between us was widening every day, so much that I didn’t know how to mend it.

Suddenly, the door to my room creaked open, startling me. I turned, expecting one of the Betas under probation who was assisting me for the time being, but I froze when I saw my father.

“Dad?” I murmured under my breath.

He was dressed in a formal attire. His blue eyes which mirrored mine were hard and unreadable as he stepped into the room, closing the door softly behind him. It had been so long since I had seen him in anything other than casual clothes that it took a moment to process.

“Do you need any help? Are you ready?” He asked.

“Yes,” I replied, even though a dozen questions burned on the tip of my tongue. I voiced them in my heart instead.

Why are you here? Are you going to support me, or is this another lecture? But before I could speak them out, he spoke again.

“I’ll be officiating the ceremony, that’s why I’m here; he said flatly.

I wanted to badly ask why because my father who had been conspicuously absent from every

185 Wedding revelations

to take the central role in the wedding. I

I said finally, nodding

the door. “I’ll ask them to bring the

of the house.

moment later, we arrived at

was the largest hall in the pack and was located at a very easy location. The hall was only used for big occasions like weddings between important

spotted a lot of pack members dressed beautifully with smiles on their faces. When they saw me, they

though I wasn’t as amazing as Alpha Logan who had been one of the best Alphas the pack. has ever produced, I was grateful that the people loved

the Core Alphas

as always talking and laughing amongst themselves. As I walked over to them,

Alpha Calder said clasping my hand firmly.

to your pack,”

a red face

I tried to fight the redness in my ears. “What is true?”

speculated that you’re still a virgin and we doubted it because all the women

my gaze at them. “I’ve been with many

snapped his hand at them. “You all owe me a thousand each. Transfer only” he added.

going to greet some of the Elders of the pack. By the time it was time for the ceremony to

I entered the hall. The setting was breathtaking: rows of white chairs draped in soft silks of red golden- the pack colours glowed under lit lanterns hanging

overhead each table.

the mid–morning sun to filter into the hall, filling the hall

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I was glad.

at the altar, the Moon Priest who would be joining us officially stood to one side and my father stood to the

to the band at one corner and they slowly started playing the marching in tune. Before my father turned to the audience.

bride is here.”

eyes turned toward the entrance as everyone rose in unison. My breath caught in my throat as Lyla came into my line of view. She was dressed in the vintage wedding

if it was made with her in mind. The flowing fabric

pricked at the corner of my eyes but that was what surprised me. She was on her mother’s

Vanessa’s arms.