The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

65 The extra mile …

Nathan

I lay on my threadbare cot , counting the cracks in the ceiling for what felt like the millionth time .

I had no idea how long I’d been here , I stopped keeping count after two years .

The dungeon air hung thick with the stench of mould and decay … this place usually was meant to hold offenders like rogue wolves but Ramsey after seeing I wouldn’t talk in the holding cells , had commanded they bring me here .

The pungent smell of sweat and blood is enough to make anyone give in but I held my ground .

The thought of Lyla , staying safe from her vile mate kept me going .

I’d die a thousand times before I give him the tiniest information about her .

I shifted in my bed , groaning softly as my muscles ached from the cold .

My skin where the iron cuffs held , was beginning to burn again but I had long since stopped noticing the discomfort .

After years in these grim conditions – not being able to tell day and night apart , I had gotten used to the endless hours of silence and waiting .

Through the crack in the wall , light filtered through , casting strange shadows across the damp walls , where moss grew in patches like nature’s halfhearted attempt to decorate my prison .

‘ Ragnar , I called out to my wolf .

“ Do you think they’ll come today ? It’s been almost two weeks with no sign of them .

”

“ Maybe they’re not back from the ceremony .

We overheard a guard saying something about it some days ago , right ? ”

“ Yeah , maybe ! ” I was used to either Lenny or Ramsey coming to ask me about Lyla three times a

week .

“ We should ask for some blankets and candles the next time Beta Lenny comes .

It’s getting colder these days .

We deserve that much after staying here for four years , ” Ragnar said again .

Four years .

Four years of the same routine , the same questions , the same silence from my end .

The chains around my wrists and ankles had become almost like old friends- uncomfortable , unwanted but familiar .

The cell , barely eight feet by ten , was my world , each corner holding memories of nights spent plotting , planning and sometimes just surviving .

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The sound of footsteps echoing down the corridor barely registered I’d learned to tune out the regular patrols .

But this time, it was different .

The heavy iron gate at the corridor creaked

open

and the sound of boots echoed down the narrow corridor .

I didn’t even bother to lift my head .

I could hear them coming .

It was always the same the footsteps , Lenny or Ramsey appearing and then the door would slam shut again , leaving me to rot in peace .

But this time , the footsteps didn’t stop at the door .

They entered my cell .

bothering to sit up as Lenny with a few of

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waste

latest and

just like I

until a moment ago ,” I chuckled

,” Lenny said , his voice oddly formal

to look

the soldiers with him and

, the soldiers came forward , kneeling beside me and started unlocking

the floor with a

slowly , rubbing my wrists , and feeling the hot air against

strange after being so long in chains

to go , Nathan , Lenny

in disbelief

risked a laugh but I couldn’t help but think if this was a trick , some new way to break

a new approach ,

? A friendly chat over coffee ? ”

managed to remain cheerful for four years , Nathan ,

“ But

isn’t a joke

to leave

”

game are you playing ? Did your master put you up to it ? ” I asked , refusing to move

an inch .

Lenny didn’t answer .

, he turned on his heel , and the soldiers with him ,

the chains had left permanent marks

But nothing came .

doorway cautiously , my muscles tense and ready for an attack that didn’t come

the corridor of my cell was

corridor , noticing

to see his face , I

Alpha Ramsey .

, but I kept my expression blank

the air , his cold

a few paces

a little distance away from him and

Lycan Leader

greeting me , Nathan … I know you mock me in

Ramsey , I am tied to

I would have done willingly if I

”

scoffed and turned to the soldiers ,

, except you

”

leaned against the wall to support my legs which

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rubber under me .

free to go , Ramsey finally

The soldiers will

”

you expect me to believe that after four years , you’re just

, his gaze bored into mine , mockery and amusement glinting in his eyes as his eyes hovered the length of my body

, in a measured tone , he

asked .

it feel , to spend four years of your life , locked in a dungeon not deserving of an Alpha heir … over a woman who means nothing to you ? ”

smile spread across my face as I

makes you think Lyla means nothing to me ? ” I straightened , meeting his gaze directly

so much that I’d gladly take another four years in a dungeon worse than this for her

”

but he

to suppress his emotions around me – some power play

Nathan Tanner , he muttered