The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

Chapter 319: Tears and peace...

Lyla

Ramsey stared at me for a few seconds. The news of Lenny finally waking up was certainly the last thing he was expecting to hear.

"A-Are you sure?" he asked with a whisper. "The healer said he wasn't responding to any treatment and we should prepare for the worst."

"Well," I shrugged, "Good thing you have me. I know how much Lenny means to you – sometimes I wonder if you love him more than me. Bottom line, I was able to heal him – it was a nasty poison, but I took care of it. He's fine and resting now."

He stared at me again as if his brain was still processing my words. "Lenny is… healed?"

"Yes," I confirmed again, still a tad surprised at what I'd done. "The poison is gone. He's resting now, but he'll make a full recovery."

For a moment, Ramsey didn't move or speak, and then he scoffed, lowering his head until it was almost touching my lap.

"I thought—" His voice broke. He ran a hand over his face, trying to hide the sudden wave of emotion that passed through him. "I thought I was going to lose him. The healers said there was nothing more they could do."

I reached for his hand and squeezed it gently. "He's going to be okay, Ramsey."

"You don't understand," he said, rising to his feet. "These past few days have been…"

He turned away, giving me his back. I could see his shoulders were tight with tension. I waited patiently, giving him the space to collect himself.

"I almost lost you both on the same day," he finally said, still facing away from me. "The two people I care about most in this world, and I couldn't protect either of you."

When he turned back, the controlled, powerful Lycan Leader was gone. In his place stood just Ramsey—vulnerable, exhausted, and fighting tears.

"I've been sitting beside his bed every night, when the healers go to rest, and after I leave your room too," he confessed. "I watched him getting weaker, Lyla, knowing it was my fault. That knife was meant for me. He took it; he was protecting me. I'm not such a great friend to him. We don't agree on so many things yet, but he willingly put himself in harm's way to save me."

sliding down his cheek, and he made no

a whisper. "When I saw Cassidy's knife in your chest... I've

tears followed the first, and he didn't try to hide them. I'd never seen Ramsey cry this way—not when he was wounded in battle, not when we lost warriors,

painful sound. "I'm supposed

Ramsey," I

the better part of my life

made all the werewolves submissive under the rule of the White Moon

as if to dispel the direction of his thoughts. "I don't blame you for anything, Lyla. I wouldn't

and walked to him, wrapping my arms around him. For a moment, he remained stiff, still fighting for control. Then he broke, pulling me against him and burying his face in my hair as his body

You didn't fail," I whispered. "We're both

what to do, but inside, I was falling apart.

my hand on his tear-streaked face. "The kind who feels. The kind who cares so deeply it hurts. That's what makes you the Lycan Leader we all follow, Ramsey. That's what makes you the man

afraid. There's so much at stake now—you, our world, our packs. I can't lose any of you, especially to that

ever saw. The weight of leadership, the constant pressure to be strong for others, had built walls around

"We're stronger together,

storm into White Lake and capture Elder Thorne and his family.

took a deep breath, trying to centre myself in the situation. "That's

shook his head, but I clasped

more violence. We need every warrior we can get. We haven't even fought with Xander yet… this is just a piece of what's to come. You must do everything necessary to achieve

"I hate this… I hate

to decision making, and you must agree we're misfits… the Moon Goddess must have been

laughter

against mine. "Thank you," he whispered. "For saving Lenny. For saving yourself. For giving me hope when I thought it

time, holding each other while his tears gradually subsided. I felt something change between us – a deepening of trust, an acknowledgement of the

I wasn't being truthful. Not completely. The truth is the last thing

saw Ramsey returning, the man I had met at 19. The same one who would reject me every time we met. The same man whom I love so much, I couldn't take a breath