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."

been that day. I had wriggled several times after we were done, pretended to have lost my memory of everything, and clung to Nathan. It was when he wondered if that was

now, I made a complete fool out of

should have been a connection, a binding. There

pretend?" I demanded. "Why did you let me

how far you'd go with the charade. How much information you'd gather while thinking you had the upper hand." he gestured around the room. "And look where

out a piece of paper that had seen better days and tossed it to me. It landed directly at

better part of the letter 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 Ramsey and taking guidance from your mother. Annoying

to bend and pick it up, but I couldn't

began to scan my room,

to the sofa and sitting on it. He selected an apple from the bowl there and bit into it. "You're such a good actress. You endured three days of torture to convince me that you

hide my surprise. I was sure no one had followed us to

you had stayed until the fourth day, I

about, Nathan, and I don't care either. Just let me go," I started walking towards

disappeared completely. What was left was just a wall. I turned to him. I wanted to scream out my

be able to do that. Werewolves were not magicians. The few of us that could do certain supernatural things were

heart was thudding violently in

not Nathan…" I accused, pointing a finger at

at me for a few seconds and then smiled. "Well…I

I scoffed in disbelief.

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

stared at him, trying to understand what

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

this point. "You came to me in the human world in your original form, Xander. Both you and

"Smart thinking, Lyla. I came to you in someone's form, believe me. I only took advantage of the fact that you may have

shook my head. "You're

about we skip that part of my identity crisis and just concentrate on more important things? I've missed you, baby. Come sit with me for a while," he

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