The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

Chapter 258 258: The truth about Corvus II...

Neriah

I stared at him trying to understand what he meant.

"My grandfathers? The mastermind behind ritual?"

He nodded with a sly smile. "I discovered it too late, Neriah. I was a loyal servant, and I did everything by the book, but I discovered that my sister was one of the Omegas who was sacrificed."

He paused as pain flitted through his eyes. "I betrayed my people that night. I broke the oath and burned down the temple where the rituals were being performed, killing everyone inside – warriors, priests and the Alpha of the Northern Forest's younger brother…" he turned to me "Your father's brother and your uncle."

"So this is why my father has been hunting you all these years? For revenge?"

He laughed. "That's far from it, Neriah. He doesn't want me for revenge, he wants to protect you. You're the last piece of the curse."

"Last piece of the curse? What are you talking about? What do you mean?"

"You were born under the Blood Moon – the same celestial cycle that marks the Omegas destined for the forbidden ritual. So for the first time, the daughter of an Alpha is born with pheromones.

"Is that why my pheromones are so uncontrollable?" I asked him, though I was speaking to myself more. "Is this why my father has never truly loved me – because from the moment I was born, I was meant to be a sacrifice? The whole marriage arrangement with Rian is for what then?"

"A cover-up!" Corvus replied.

"A cover-up, for what?"

"The Lycan Leader isn't offering an alliance, Neriah. He's offering you as a gift to the dark gods to strengthen the Lycan bloodline and the so-called power of the White Moon Throne."

"And my father knew?" I whispered the question, hoping I would be told it was a mistake and my dad had no idea that this was happening.

the ritual. Even the High Priestess doesn't know what goes on and who are the people closest to the High Priestesses? Who are the people who can perform a

trying to suppress the thousand emotions

"My father will not give me away to be sacrificed just like

the first time I saw you because you smell exactly like my dead sister. Her pheromones, her heat – the cursed scent. At first, I only wanted to kill you – to stop the ritual from ever happening again… but then, something

widened.

You weren't even afraid of

what happens now? I don't want to die and I

to stall. You can go ahead and accept the marriage proposal but

strange so I had

complicated but I need you to trust me on this and…" he paused suddenly looking over my shoulders. I followed the movement of his eyes and saw he was looking in the direction I came from. What was

beginning to look for you.

perplexed. "You said you were

he held my shoulders. "Just another time. In the meantime, stall the marriage process and then slowly, I need you to try to convince the people about horrendous practices going on. I also need you to try to get me inside the pack. Have you ever heard of the

been there neither do I have access to it. But my father has

before shrugging. "Ever wondered why you

"No! why?"

to tell you something, Neriah and it might be scary but your pheromones are powerful. You having them has made you the most powerful creature in this realm, once you unlock it, you'll be able to

several times. My mom when she was still well, had hammered it into my head until I could hear it singing in my subconscious. Even my father had mentioned it in his anger but what is this power they were all

another day. You have to go back to the pack now and next time instead of knocking off your

seemed to be talking to Rian. My father was the first person to spot me. He had a fond smile on his face as he beckoned on

"Good morning, Father."

said briskly "Rian was just telling me that both of you have agreed that you'll be going back with him to the White Mountains and stay there to learn more about their traditions until the official joining

read his thoughts. It was as if he was daring me to say the truth and in turn, he would expose

father with a tight smile. "We talked about it briefly this morning but didn't conclude yet before I went out for

of his head with a smile on his face as if he was laughing at a joke. "I'll leave you two