The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

Chapter 246 246: The ultimate sacrifice...

Lyla

"Not without you, Nymeris. You literally just came into my life and you want to leave me like the others?"

There was a silence before she spoke again.

"Nothing is permanent, Lyla. You must understand this. As a Moonsinger, you'll face a lot of situations where you'd have to make choices. You think, Xander is a joke? He is not and he would not come to you direct… he would use everyone… your loved ones, your mate…"

"Oh, please!" I shrieked interrupting her. "Must I always pay the price to get this power? What good will it do? Fine, I want the powers to be taken away from me and you stay. That's how it works right? You can defeat the Ferals…"

"Of course, I can but how many would I be able to defeat at once when all you need to do to subdue an army of Ferals and Trinax is just a single note from the melody inside of you," Nymeris said. "The fate of this world lies in your hand, Lyla… you must learn to make hard decisions…"

"And you're being used as my lesson? The Moon Goddess must have a twisted sense of humor because what did I ever do to her? I am her least favorite…"

"And I am not meant to exist in this world. I am something that should never be. I do not have an identity, Lyla. Imagine I had to wait for you to name me before I came into full existence. Believe me, Lyla… if Xander should get a hold of me, everything will be messed up because I am made that way and he knows this… I don't want to be your weakness."

"You're not my weakness," I shouted. "You're my strength, Nymeris. You're my fucking strength. Since you came into my life you've given me an extra layer of confidence I never knew I'd possess."

"Your Moonsinging abilities will give you more. Look on the brighter side, Lyla. You can heal and calm a Feral with your voice. You can bring to life something dead. This is your destiny and you must embrace it."

I stood there frozen, my breath coming in uneven gasps as Nymeris's words echoed in my mind. The devastating requirement that would unlock my Moonsinging abilities felt like a sacrifice of one of the things I loved the most.

"You're lying," I whispered, my voice trembling. "There has to be another way."

"There isn't. This is a little price you have to pay for giving this world hope…"

"It's all my fault. Maybe if I hadn't met Xander, and the orb and the blood oath…"

Moonsinger is and he doesn't know this. I've protected you all these years but I must let you fulfill your destiny and do what you're created for. The portals are opening, every day, every minute, every single second, Xander grows stronger. You must level up to make sure you can meet him right where he comes for you. I

to run from this impossible choice. But my legs wouldn't move, as if unseen roots had grown from the ground and entwined around my ankles, making me unable

won't," I cried out. "I won't do it, Nymeris. If the Moon Goddess wants you gone,

You are. You formed me, Lyla… you provided a perfect space for me

"No!"

Northern Forest without completing these tasks," Nymeris said, her

tighten and my heart pounding so violently it hurt. The weight it all made my knees buckle and I crumpled to the ground, as harsh sobs wracked through my body. Memories flooded through my mind – all the moments I had shared with Nymeris, even though we fought all the time. She had always been there and never stops pushing me to be stronger even when I felt

know. There has no be another way," I choked. "We've been through so

Nymeris remained quiet.

out between sobs. "I was so scared, but you just sat there, patient and

brave even then,"

Nymeris. You never treated me like the others. You always made me

agreed warmly "But it's time

that my chest began to hurt. I just sat there crying, while Nymeris remained silent. I don't know how long I cried but when I looked up, dusk was

again. "I can't do

do it, Lyla. The night is coming and you need to go. You cannot be here. Now that you don't have me, you must remember

will become human

it. But the longer I stayed on the ground, the

as I wiped my face. Drawing in a shuddering breath, I forced

of the forest. I stopped at the edge again

forest. The power felt different from when I first held it. It was

was others who hurt me but

you ready? Nymeris

hard, my grip on

tingling sensation spread through my body, starting from my core and radiating outward as if my soul was