The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

188 The truth of her birth II Twenty three years ago .

Miriam POV Mother Liora made up a tale about me needing to go on a mission of self enlightenment , citing that I was the youngest person ever to be appointed as the next High priestess and as such , ! needed to .

I was tucked away in a little cottage on the outskirts of Golden Gate Pack , in the house of a middle aged midwife and her husband .

They would take care of me and , in turn , give my baby to couples who needed it when the time came .

Months passed , and my belly grew with the life inside me .

Mother Liora seldom came to visit me .

She would send either Terra or any of the younger priestesses but never came herself .

I couldnt tell if she was still disappointed in me , but I didnt have many options either .

Worse still , I tried to keep my distance , from the child growing within me , praying every night for the strength to follow through with my vow , but as the life within me stirred and grew stronger , so did my love for the child .

Often , I would remind myself that I was only the carrier and nothing more , and the baby was not mine to keep , to begin with .

But it was impossible .

Every kick , every flutter , felt like a bond being formed that I knew I could never sever .

How was I supposed to stay detached ? This was my child , a part of me and the thought of giving it away tore me apart .

You should eat the herbs dear , the midwife said gently , interrupting my thoughts .

The baby will be here anytime soon .

You need to be strong for her .

I nodded wordlessly picked up the bowl of herbs she had set before me and slowly started eating it .

After a while , I was feeling nauseated it was a symptom I started experiencing recently but the midwife assured me it was nothing to worry about .

I dropped the bowl anyway and turned to her .

She was grinding something on the stone .

How do you know its going to be a girl ? I asked quietly .

, without looking

I just know .

the fact that girls take your beauty to look better , the position of the baby is slightly higher

looked at my baby bump , it looked normal to

! she stopped me mid

cannot tell you that but the couple are lovely and theyll

to bother about that

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want to know ,

She stopped grinding for a minute , as

few seconds , she sighed ,

the baby is born and we give it away , a few weeks later , all of

same after three months , if you come

lit up

? Yes ,

I do .

child had come in the dead

much pain

opened my eyes , I had seen Priestess Liora , Priestess Khaliah and Priestess Tania present

had helped to deliver the child and held a screaming baby in their

Mother Liora who cuddled her , whispering warm words to the crying child

waiting for the birthing of my

who noticed I was awake first

good job , she murmured ,

a girl and shes so beautiful

to the midwife who was at the other side of my leg

smile on her face

nodded to me

had passed the baby to Priestess

please ? The priestesses exchanged worried glances

we agreed … Its okay , the

comes out , its okay for her

like carrying her

Mother Liora placed the

was a small , beautiful girl

baby close to my chest , as I fought back tears , biting the insides of my