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 .

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

baby bump , it looked normal to

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

this several times , I cannot tell you that but the

dont have to bother about

fingers , trying to figure out how to explain this burst of emotions that had 06:53 4 188 The truth of

just want to know , I sobbed quietly

minute , as she stared at

sighed , taking in a

it away , a few weeks later , all of this guilt and emotions will

is still the same after three months , if you come back to me , Ill tell you where she

up

promise ? Yes , she

I do .

in the dead of the

in so much pain

my eyes , I had seen Priestess Liora , Priestess

the child and held

Liora who cuddled her , whispering

waiting for the birthing of my placenta

Tania who noticed I was awake first

, you did a good job , she murmured , smiling at me

and shes so

to the midwife who was at the other side of

a tired smile on her

nodded to me

who had passed the baby to

, please

, we agreed … Its okay ,

comes out , its okay for her to hold the baby

just be like carrying

three women exchanged worried glances again before Mother Liora

a small , beautiful girl with

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