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."

after we were done, pretended to have lost my memory of everything, and clung to Nathan. It was when he wondered if that was how I was supposed to behave, primarily since the other Alphas do not act that

I made a complete

a connection, a binding.

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

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

paper that had seen better days and tossed

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

at the crumpled paper at my feet. I wanted to bend and pick it up, but I couldn't take my eyes off the man staring at me. My mind was still working

it was locked. My eyes began to scan

a good actress. You endured three days

surprise. I was sure no one had followed us to

convinced me you were real. If you had stayed until the fourth day, I swear, I would have thought you really wanted to do your thing and

let me go," I started walking towards the door, not before bending down to pick up the crumpled letter

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

magicians. The few of us that could do certain

heart was thudding violently in

I accused, pointing a

"Well…I can't deny that

scoffed in disbelief. "You're

sure he's somewhere, here," he pointed at his chest. "It's not been easy keeping up with this charade for years. I even convinced his wolf that

to understand

believe you didn't know,

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

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

my head. "You're not

that part of my identity crisis and just concentrate on more important things? I've missed you, baby. Come sit with

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