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

196 The breaking point…

Lyla to

If anyone thinks I am calmly processing the revelation that Nanny is my mother, let me assure you – I AM NOT! I haven’t reached that level of maturity yet, nor do I care to pretend otherwise.

I am furious!

Every nerve in my body is burning with anger, it seems like all the tiny molecules that make up every part of me is boiling so much that I’m practically laden with the anger I feel.

Forget everything I told you earlier about calmly arriving at the temple, being gently ushered in by Terra, Nanny’s best friend and politely asking Nanny if she’s, my mother.

That scenario?

That’s a lie!

A fickle mirage, a façade that will never happen.

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The truth is, I am the highest level of pissed – livid should fit it more. I am not riding in a taxi to Golden Gates Pack because I can’t afford such luxury. Instead, I’m stuck on a crowded train to Golden Gates, doing everything I can to keep my anger in check.

But it’s hard.

Especially with the mother and son sitting next to me, giggling and showering each other with loud, exaggerated kisses. Their happiness feels like salt in an open wound, a painful reminder of everything I’ve never had and will likely never get.

I was shaking with anger, so much so that I was a minute away from driving this train.

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Finally, I arrived at Golden Gate Park and picked up a cab to the Moon Temple. As soon as I reached it, I stormed into the temple, my heart was pounding with rage and heartbreak. The temple was quiet, serene as it always seemed in the stories, Nanny had told me.

I followed the faint hum of voices echoing through the halls, leading me to the courtyard where

a group of women sat in a circle, laughing at something. My eyes went wild as I scanned their faces, searching for my target.

I finally found her.

amid the circle of women, laughing, carefree, as if she hadn’t

It infuriated me.

that I had heels on, so I practically sounded like a baby thunder roaring. The women turned to me, most of them looked familiar – 1 had seen them at the Harvest

reached Nanny and grabbed her arm, yanking her to her feet,

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breaking point….

my voice was trembling with fury.

contorted with confusion as she searched my face not before looking around warily, as if she wished this was not happening right here in the presence of the other

what…”

shouted. “All these years… all this time… why didn’t you

eyes widened as understanding dawned on them. The colour drained from her features as she stared at me. She

knew.

a step backwards, her hands raised placatingly,

off the walls. “You lied to me! You’ve lied

let out a shaky sigh. “I didn’t lie to

That’s all you’ve ever done, isn’t it? Everything is always about you. You’re so selfish, you never cared

reaching for me. “Everything I did,

should be right now? I should be celebrating my wedding with Nathan. I should be happy!” tears rolled down my cheeks. “But because of you, I’m not. Instead, I’m here, finding out I’m a bastard. That my whole life has

best friend came forward. She had a concerned expression on her face as she came towards

and all but please can you take this somewhere private as you know this is a temple

noting that some of them averted their gazes whilst the others looked on with confusion. “Of course, you

this temple. You can’t come in here, foaming with rage and expect us to let you? Are you

to hold her friend but

It was casy for her to do away with you and make sure you never existed, but here you are, shouting and screaming at her without hearing from her first. You cry people judge you

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The breaking point…

I hated Terra. I hated how

of this, Terra!” I snapped finally. “This

everything I hold dear. I was young, I didn’t know what I was doing, and all I knew was, that I wanted you.

the women shouted so loudly that we turned in the direction. When we turned, it was Priestess Superior, Priestess Diana. Her eyes had grown so large that I was afraid it would pop out. She walked up to us, scanning from me to Nanny and back.

about? Is it what I thought I heard true?”

Lyla is