The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

Chapter 9: A prisoner for my mate…

Lyla

I stumbled out of the garden.

My heart was still heavy from the crushing rejection by my mate.

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Although he didn’t reject me, he made it clear of the position I held in his life.

I’d wanted to believe, for the tiniest moment, that his touch had meant more… The way he had looked at me with eyes filled with love as he sank his teeth into my neck still played in my mind, but his cold dismissal after everything shattered my hopes.

I walked down the corridors, my vision blurring with tears.

His mark on my neck was still throbbing, reminding me of what happened earlier.

As I reached my room, I was startled when I saw Seth – the butler, standing in front of my door.

I hurriedly wiped the tears from my eyes and bowed stiffly to him.

His brows arched and for a moment, I thought he was going to ask me questions.

Instead, he drew himself to his full height and came to stand in front of me.

“It’s time for your bath, Miss.

A maid will come for you shortly.

After that, lunch will be served.

”

I nodded with a strained smile.

“Thank you.

”

As I turned to open my door, Seth’s voice reached me again.

“Also, there’s a young man at the outside our gates, requesting to see you.

His name is Nathan and he claims to be your friend.

Do you wish to speak to him?” I paused my steps and turned to Seth, my eyes widening with surprise.

“Nathan is here?”

“Yes, Miss,” he nodded.

My heart leapt at the news.

Joy surged through my heart, but as soon as I thought of running out to meet him, I immediately had second thoughts.

I couldn’t face him like this, smelling like another wolf, with Ramsey’s mating mark still throbbing on my neck.

Nathan could read me like a book and I was tired of being vulnerable.

If anything, I was ashamed of myself.

He was my best

saving me, eventually

“Please tell him I won’t be able to

Lycan

just worried for my safety,”

and

“As you wish, Miss.

and turned to

to the floor, burying my face in my hands as the tears I had been fighting so hard to contain

that it would somehow change

than his shame, his dirty

the door and I scrambled to my feet, trying to wipe as many tears as I

myself before

“You can come in!”

a middle-aged woman dressed in a maid’s uniform entered carrying a bowl of

come to clean you up,” she announced

a smile she didn’t

“Thank you.

first?” I asked confused as she

seems everyone in this Packhouse had mastery over controlling their facial

to the big

nodded and tried to take my clothes

do

walk over to

as

me a few seconds later and I stood while she unzipped my rumpled gown, then gently removed my

hickeys that covered all over the sensitive

what she

my dress, she prepared the bathwater inside the tub before asking me

soon as I stepped in, and sat inside, I

my neck and the anxiety I had been

woman wedged herself at the edge of the tub and slowly

she was done, she rinsed me off and offered me a cleaning cloth before

the bedroom, the door opened and an older woman stepped in carrying a

the former maid and left

also noticed there was a fresh change of clothes

prepared, the maid spent the next few

was done, I

daughter of an Alpha, I’ve never had anyone take

from my Nanny; but that was when I was

shoulders, stopping at my waist, she reached for the cup of dark liquid

she said

at her with questions

is this?” I

make sure you do not get pregnant!” She said,

it

lips

to

stared at me for a moment, I

Finally, she did.

a direct order

for you at

”

could only

listen to a word I said