The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

Chapter 251 251: The night that changed everything I

Neriah

He crossed the small space and sat down beside me on the bed. The mattress dipped under his weight. Never in my memory had my father sat on my bed. He always stood, towering over me, maintaining the physical manifestation of his authority.

"Your mother's condition has worsened, Neriah," he said solemnly, staring at his hands. "And the healers are not so positive again."

A cold dread washed over me. My mother has been ill for nearly two years now, with brief periods of improvement followed by devastating relapses. But my father had always maintained she would recover, that it was just a matter of time.

"But can you do me a favour?" he asked his voice softer than I had ever heard it.

I was shocked. My father had never asked me for a favour. He commanded, and I did his bidding. That was the way it had always been. The balance of power between us was s fixed as stars in the sky.

I nodded wordlessly, afraid to speak lest my voice betray my confusion.

"Reject Thames and marry the son of the Lycan Leader."

The words hung in the air between us, heavy and suffocating. I felt as though the ground had disappeared beneath my feet. Thames was my mate, aside from that, he was my childhood friend and everyone knew that. No one was surprised when the Moon Goddess paired us as mates years ago and our union had been approved by the pack years ago.

More than that, I love him. Thames gets me in everything I do. He was the only one in the pack whom I could show my weakness and insecurities without worrying about being judged. He never judged me despite our differences, he never judged me and I was grateful for that.

"Father, I…" I began, but he raised his hand, silencing me.

"It's not a request, Neriah. It's what must be done." His eyes finally met mine and in them, I saw not the cold, unyielding authority I expected, but something close to desperation. "The Lycan Leader has resources… healers with knowledge. They might be able to save your mother."

My mind whirled—the son of the Lycan Leader. I had only seen him from afar during formal gatherings, a tall, imposing figure always flanked by guards. Cold. Distant. Nothing like the warmth and laughter I shared with Thames.

it and staring at me softly. "There are so many things I have to say, things to tell you but…" he paused. "You're

what?" I inquired tentatively. I didn't want

mean just know that you're chosen to uphold our generation and

power. What the hell was he talking

know?" I whispered.

head. "Not yet. I wanted to speak

mercy, then. Or perhaps just another calculated move in

could stop them, a small

morning mist. "Then our fate is sealed. Your mothers', our pack, our world and so is

mate. You don't expect that I would just let him go like that? There should be a reason good enough for me to do something like that. Is that so difficult for you to

cannot make sacrifices, Neriah. That's our code, we

did I ever think of this scene. Shamelessly calling out to my father without remorse. I didn't even think that was possible. "I love

grabbing my neck. "You think I don't know that you're yet to let him mate and mark you? You have

at what he was saying. "Because I choose not to. I want to be able to be with him without worrying about breaking any laws or worrying about making a baby… that is the law. I cannot have a

until then to make your decision known. I am doing everything I can for the sake of this

he walked to the door, he paused, his back to me. "Think of your mother, Neriah.

with a soft click that somehow sounded as final as a tomb

father's words. Marry the son of the Lycan Leader. Abandon Thames.

out, another thought crept in. The timing of my father's request came just hours after I met with Corvus.

if this wasn't about my

it was about

at the forest beyond the pack's boundary, where the ancient oak tree stood. Where Corvus had waited for me. Where everything had changed. He did mention something about having an issue with my dad but what