The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

Chapter 257 257: The truth about Corvus...

Neriah

"You're going to throw everything away for a stranger? After everything your family has done for you?"

I flinched as if he'd struck me.

"My family is the reason why I'm trapped. My father asked me to reject you and marry the Lycan Leader's son. I am trying to find a way out of this mess and you stand there blaming me for things I know nothing about? Do you want it, Thames? Do you like that I am to be given to someone else who isn't you?"

For a moment, he didn't speak. The air between us crackled with tension.

"I trusted you," Thames whispered when he broke the silence. "Why didn't you tell me beforehand? Why didn't you prepare me in advance? Then we would have looked for a solution. Perhaps, you wanted it. The idea of ending up with someone like me, especially as you love the big packs with all the things they have different from us. The thought of becoming the Luna of the entire world must have appealed to you, Neriah."

My heart clenched painfully at the hurt in his voice. I opened my mouth, desperate to explain – to make him understand – but the words were stuck in my throat.

Corvus shifted behind me.

"You should go," he said quietly. "Both of you."

Thames's eyes flashed with fury.

"I'm not leaving without her."

Coruvs's gaze darkened, his body coiling with restrained power.

"I'm not asking."

My breath caught, fear prickling down my spine. I could feel the heat building between them – two predators on the verge of crashing.

"Stop – please," my voice broke as I stepped between them, my hands raised. "No one needs to get hurt."

Neither of them moved.

For a long, terrible moment, I and the forest held our breath.

took a step back, melting into the shadows once

have until dawn," he murmured. "After that… you're on

leaves in his wake. When I turned back to Thames, his eyes were still locked onto mine

you must understand, Neriah," he said quietly. "If

need not associate with

avoided my gaze and reached for my hand. "Let's get

argue, I allowed him to guide me. We walked slowly until we

One is a Lycan gone

gone rogue?" I turned to him with a start. "I've heard of werewolves going rogue but not a Lycan going

was one of them, Neriah. A highly trusted warrior under

race. They operated from the shadows, doing the dirty work of

of them, then why did he turn against

and must always be Loyal. Why did he turn against

strange. For a while now, he has been recruiting people with him to turn against the Lycan race. Bottom line, it's

what does it have to do with me specifically? My Father said I cannot allow

don't know. No one discusses these things, Neriah. It's like a taboo

something else didn't make sense to me and I knew if there was one person who could answer my question

go and find

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door. My eyes were heavy with sleep but finding out the whole truth was more important to me than any other thing

night vision as I closed it gently. Satisfied there was no other person in the hallway, I started walking towards the door when a voice

you

son leaning by my door.

hallway. "What of you? The visitor's quarters are far

away from the wall and sauntered to where I stood, stood a few inches away from me. "I came to find you," he muttered, reaching for my jaw and jerking it toward him. His eyes flashed with lust – I didn't

the

with you, only I mustn't get you pregnant and that he would take

room is the last at the end of the hallway. I'm sure he would give it to you nice and warm like you want it. As for me, if

back on the wall. "This character doesn't suit you, Neriah. One of the reasons I agreed to you is how ridiculously beautiful you are. Those hips will make any man

ending up with you, much less, letting you see any part of my body. Now, if you'll excuse me…" I turned. "I

in front of me. Most Lycans have super speed. "Where are you going to?" he asked,