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

194 Baby mama…

I’m sure if Nathan had told me he was an alien, a vampire, or even some wizard and had

magically produced a wand and was waving it at me, it wouldn’t have been as shocking as what he was asking me to do..

I stared at him, with my mouth hanging open in disbelief. The words he’d just spoken suspended between us like bad breath.

“You’re asking me to do WHAT?” I demanded, my voice rising with the sheer ridiculousness.

He sighed heavily, running a hand through his hair. “We would do anything to be with each other right? Isn’t that what this is all about? I want to be with you and I’m trying to suggest….”

“To suggest?” I repeated staring at him. “What exactly do you take me for, Nathan? Some kind of baby–making machine? Is that all I am you? Do you think the solution to all our problems is for me to get pregnant? I don’t even know who I am anymore, Nathan. My identity is in a mess, it’s jumbled…”

“Lyla, just listen…”

“NO!” I thundered po

my index finger at him. “You listen! One minute, my mother the woman whom I’ve called mother all my life was rejecting me telling me that I destroyed her family and her home and I was a child born out of wedlock. The next, another group of deranged men or Alphas or whatever it is telling me that I am a murderer and you’re here asking me to get pregnant? Are you okay?”

“Stop being sentimental for once in your life, Lyla. You’re an adult…”

into swallowing down surprises like this? Realizing that everybody around me has lied and has been lying to me all my life. Do you think this is the way I’ve envisioned my future? To be stopped from getting married

His eyes were flashing

anger.

I’m listening, perfectly well!” I cut him off, I was shouting now. “What I can’t understand you is why you’re dragging

his hand placatingly at me. “If you’d just let me explain,” he sighed. There was desperation and exhaustion on his face. “If there’s a baby- our baby before the coronation, I can reject Clarissa. I can marry you instead. No one will question

cars. and then Nathan’s filled with agitation. Then, I doubled as laughter bubbled up my throat. It was loud and bitter echoing off the walls of the room. I laughed until tears gathered in the corners of my eyes

stood there staring at me

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104 Baby mama

I just pop out a child and boom, all our

His

that, Lyla, I am not trying to use the baby as a means to an end but I love you that much and this is the only way to fix everything. This is the only way we can be together,

fix your problems,” I spat. “You want me to take responsibility for your decisions and carry it on my shoulders because I want to be your mate? Your

mama.”

isn’t just about me! It’s about us. About protecting

have.”

dungeon for four years for me and I am eternally grateful for this. But have you thought about all the people that might be hurt if we make that

put yourself first, Lyla? Everyone does that and has

I yelled. “We might not see eye to eye on a lot of things but I know pretty well that this would mean so much to her. Besides, your dad doesn’t like me, no one is in support of our joining. I’ve had enough drama in my life already, I’m too old to start being

cried with anguish. “Why can’t you see reason? Clarissa is a beautiful. woman, I’m sure a lot of

us and this is not the only way. This is about you. You’re slowly morphing into Ramsey and you don’t even

annoyance. “No, I’m