The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

114 Deepest forms of energy …

Lyla

The room seemed cold as both Nathan and Ramsey turned to stare at me .

Nathan took a step forward , tightening his grip around my hand .

“ What are you talking about ? ”

The priestess ignored him , her eyes were fixed on me .

“ The Dark One doesn’t just steal power through physical force .

He uses manipulation , intimacy and the deepest forms of energy connection which is sex … ”

I felt the blood drain from my face .

My legs wobbled , but for Nathan’s hold , I would have crumbled to the ground .

It felt as if all the secrets I had safeguarded all these years were threatening to burst free .

“ Tell me , the priestess demanded , “ What really happened ? ”

For a moment , I thought I would shatter .

Snippets of everything that happened four years ago teased into my memory , threatening to crush it completely .

Ramsey moved closer , reaching out to touch my arm .

“ Lyla ? ”

I pulled away from him , trying to breathe .

“ L … ” I started , then stopped .

My voice was barely a whisper .

“ I can’t … ”

The priestess softened slightly .

“ Child , whatever happened , you’re safe now and we will not judge you .

If anything think of it as us trying to protect you but we cannot if you don’t tell us the

truth .

” a

I looked at them at Nathan’s gaze , filled with concern , at Ramsey’s blank stare and the priestess’s knowing eyes .

My gaze moved past her to the Moon Priest who stood a little distance away from us .

Our gaze met and slowly , he bowed his head and turned on his heels , exiting the

hall .

Finally , it was just us .

People who won’t stand to gain anything with my confession .

I swallowed hard , hoping the lump in my throat would dissolve .

“ He found me ,” I whispered , so softly they almost didn’t hear me .

“ Years ago , precisely around the time I left Blue Ridge for good .

”

The priestess stepped closer.

, child ? ”

hands began to shake

to suppress were clawing their way to the surface , desperate to be exposed

The Dark One ,” I said , my

name

”

Lyla … ” Nathan murmured and tried to reach for me but I moved away

didn’t want to be comforted

”

you say anything , his mark is on you

can smell him all

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forms of

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you on that day ? ” she

Lyla’s scent on you ,

eyes widened slightly

What day

my vision , I saw you in a forest at White Moon Pack and Ferals came and sniffed you , even a

shook his

– the scent of the Moonsnger , her power … a bit of her power resides in you that makes Ferals and

probe but Lyla … ” she turned to me again “ Tell me

,

his face and

No ! ” I shook my

, and he helped me out a lot during my heat but we were never intimate for some reason he didn’t want to , even when I

”

The priestess nodded .

It seems he

was intimate with Neriah without getting bonded to her , she was able to unlock his energy points and therefore it was

, how did you meet him ?

At my human

was human and

care , love and attention than I have ever

this thing with an orb , that helped relieve the intensity of the

”

I inhaled deeply .

good that I

way to

”

priestess sighed , giving me a

I see your back ? Your spine precisely ?” she asked suddenly making me confused

latest and free

, Lyla but we need to confirm if his mark

conclusion .

”

Like r – right now ?

any

back , I did as she instructed , trying to hide the blush on my face

decency to turn but Ramsey stood there , gazing at me intently

a shove from Nathan before he agreed and turned his back

, I could feel her hands trembling before her voice

his mark , Lyla

truly met him

”

her

traced

, she