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

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

clenched again as he disappeared into the darkness, leaving only the faint rustle of leaves in his wake.

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

knows," I cut him off. "But he won't tell me why I need not associate with him. Do you know? Besides, he told me

and reached for my hand. "Let's get out of

until we

One is a

rogue?" I turned to him with a start. "I've heard of werewolves going rogue

one of them, Neriah. A highly trusted warrior under the Lycan Leader's rule – a

race. They operated from the shadows, doing the dirty

then why did he turn

they're bound to the Lycans and must always be Loyal. Why did he turn

with the position, he turned into something else. That's why he's something strange. For a while now, he has been recruiting people with him to turn against the Lycan race. Bottom line, it's more complicated than I am saying right now but you should stay

do with me specifically? My Father said I cannot allow Corvus

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

about him suddenly turning into 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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to the door. My eyes were heavy with sleep but finding out the whole

door of my room, relying on my night vision as I closed it gently. Satisfied there was no other

you

the Lycan Leader's son leaning by my

the semi-darkened hallway. "What of you? The visitor's quarters are far from the main pack house. What are you doing

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

consummate before the union. I'm sorry, Rian but you'll have

you, only I mustn't get you

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 you cannot wait until after the joining ceremony, I'm

to you is how ridiculously beautiful you are. Those hips will make any man go crazy. Let's cut to the chase…and get this attraction

intention of ending up with you, much less, letting you see any part of my body. Now, if

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