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.

rely on him? He was my best

eventually he would become tired of

won’t be able to see him,” I murmured, fighting

him I am fine and that the Lycan Leader put

for my safety,”

the latest and

“As you wish, Miss.

nodded and turned to

the door and shut it behind me, leaning against it as I slid to the floor, burying my face in my hands as the tears I had been fighting so hard

that finding my mate would end my misery and that it would somehow change my fate… Now, I wish

than his shame, his

soft knock on the door and I scrambled to my feet, trying to wipe as

composed myself before

“You can come in!”

woman dressed in a maid’s uniform

have come to clean you up,” she

a smile she didn’t

“Thank you.

you want me to do first?” I asked confused as she just stood there,

Packhouse had mastery over controlling

pointed to the

nodded and tried to take my clothes off but she stopped me

worry, I’ll do that for

over to the

did as she told

later and I stood while she unzipped my rumpled gown, then gently removed my hands

body feeling ashamed at Ramsey’s hickeys that covered all

she thought

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

I felt warmth seep into

the tension in my neck and the anxiety I had been

tub and slowly began to clean every part of

she rinsed me off and offered

walked back to the bedroom, the door opened and an older woman stepped in carrying

it to the former maid and left the room

was a fresh change of

spent the next few minutes lavishing sweet, smelling

the time she was done,

Alpha, I’ve never had anyone take care of me

Nanny; but that was when

and brushing it so that it cascaded down my shoulders, stopping at my waist, she reached for the cup of

she

staring at

is this?” I

She said, her gaze meeting mine

it every

cup from my lips and stared at her, “I

to

stared at me for a moment, I could tell she

Finally, she did.

order from

come for you at night and you’ll give him

”

could only

didn’t listen to a