The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

Chapter 280

Chapter 280 280: Hard decisions II

Lyla

His lips curved into a slow, wicked smile.

"Interesting," he murmured, taking a step toward me.

I had just made a dangerous mistake. I had just revealed my hand.

The blood oath meant I couldn't attack him – I was supposed to be submissive, bound to his will like a fool. If I were indeed under the oath's power, I couldn't have pushed him away or defied him at all.

I looked at Nathan and saw he knew I'd been faking my submission all along.

"So, you've been playing games, Lyla," he said, straightening his shirt where I'd gripped it. "I suspected as much, but thank you for confirming it so… dramatically."

"I don't know what you're talking about, and I'm sorry if I pushed you. You know how it is with my powers. I haven't learnt mastery of it and…"

He threw a pocket knife to me, and instantly, I caught it. In my defense, it was coming directly to my face. What was I supposed to do?

Nathan nodded, satisfied. "And you're fast, too. See how you caught the knife in milliseconds. Have you been training, Lyla? But you deceived me into thinking you were still a rookie."

"You assumed, Nathan," I said quietly. "It's not my fault you thought I was still weak."

He nodded. "So, did your mate teach you?"

"Mostly him and many other nice people," I retorted. "But how did you know?" I asked, my mind racing to formulate an escape plan. I needed to know exactly how much he knew, how long he'd been onto me.

"The blood oath never took effect," he replied. "I felt nothing when we performed the ritual, even though you put up a show."

to Nathan. It was when he wondered if

now, I made a complete fool

been a connection, a binding.

pretend?" I demanded. "Why did you let me believe I was bound to

much information you'd gather while thinking you had the upper hand." he gestured around the room. "And look where it's led us. To the truth about who

a piece of paper that had seen better days and tossed

telling you to avoid me and that I was the Dark One and a lot of accusations, and then he kept emphasizing on you trusting

it up, but I couldn't take my eyes off the man staring at me. My mind

locked. My eyes began to scan my room, looking for something I could use to fight him,

and bit into it. "You're such a good actress. You endured three days of torture to convince me that you would not take the oath, you know, just like you discussed with your mother, put up

hide my surprise. I was sure no one had followed

the fourth day, I swear, I would have thought you

about, Nathan, and I don't care either. Just let me go," I started walking towards the door, not before bending down to pick up the crumpled letter in front of

and tried to touch the handle, it disappeared completely. What was left was just a wall. I turned to him. I wanted to scream out my panic, but I still maintained

do that. Werewolves were not magicians. The few of

to face him; my heart was thudding violently in

accused,

at me for a few seconds and then smiled. "Well…I can't deny that either, you know. I am Nathan and something

I scoffed in

I'm also Nathan. I'm sure he's somewhere, here," he pointed at his chest. "It's not been easy keeping up with this

to understand what was going on

look so surprised, Lyla. I can't believe you didn't know, or

I was too angry to be afraid at this point. "You came to me in the human world in

you in someone's form, believe me. I only took advantage of the fact that you may have seen me before in

head. "You're not making

my identity crisis and just concentrate on more important things? I've missed you, baby. Come sit with me for a while," he tapped at the space on

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