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.

a step back, melting

he murmured. "After that… you're on

darkness, leaving only the faint rustle of leaves in his wake. When I turned back to Thames, his eyes were

"If your father knows you are associating with the

tell me why I need not associate with him. Do

reached for my hand. "Let's get

until we got

the Dark One is a Lycan gone

"I've heard

highly trusted warrior under the Lycan Leader's rule –

race. They operated from the shadows, doing the dirty work of the packs – eliminating enemies, covering up scandals, and protecting powerful bloodlines. They were loyal

then why did he turn against

Lycans and must always

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

have to do with me specifically? My Father said I cannot allow Corvus to have me. What

No one discusses these things, Neriah.

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

and find

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door. My eyes were heavy with sleep

door of my room, relying on my 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 stopped me

are you

Rian – the Lycan Leader's son leaning by my

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

he muttered, reaching for my jaw and jerking it toward him. His eyes flashed with lust – I didn't

his touch. "We aureans do no consummate before the union. I'm sorry, Rian but you'll

said I could be with you, only I mustn't get you pregnant and

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

reasons I agreed to you is how ridiculously beautiful you are. Those hips will make any man go

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

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