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 .

looking up and

I just know .

fact that girls take your beauty to look better , the position of the

looked at my baby bump , it

to … Miriam ! she stopped me mid sentence , abandoning the stone she was grinding with

several times , I cannot tell you that but the couple are lovely and theyll

have to bother

burst of emotions that had 06:53 4 188 The truth of her birth II recently begun to grow in my

to know

She stopped grinding for a minute , as she stared

seconds , she sighed , taking in a

, a few weeks later

months , if you come

lit up with

? Yes , she

I do .

child had come in the dead

in so much pain that I passed

had seen Priestess Liora , Priestess Khaliah and Priestess Tania

and held a

was Mother Liora who cuddled her , whispering warm words to the

the birthing

Priestess Tania who noticed I

did a good job , she murmured ,

a girl and shes

to the midwife who was at the

tired smile on her face

nodded to me

back to Mother Liora who had passed the baby to Priestess Khaliah

the baby , please ? The priestesses exchanged

we agreed … Its

comes out , its

just be like carrying her in the womb

glances again before Mother Liora placed

a small , beautiful girl with a patch

I fought back tears , biting the insides of my mouth