The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

Chapter 348: The war is coming...

Lyla

"Dead serious. Many people think Ramsey is weak and doesn’t know how to decide. You cannot imagine the things he has prepared. He’s so patient that it drives me up the wall a lot of times, and truthfully, he’s the most patient Lycan I have ever seen."

Everything began to make sense "So this battle right now?" I asked.

"I already sent word that there will be a sudden attack."

"But you said you didn’t—"

"I lied," he admitted with a shrug. "It’s strategy, Lyla. The warriors being sent are just a distraction from the real plan."

"But all those people who died. We’ve suffered a lot of losses, Lenny. Ramsey is big on protecting the people and all of that. Why would he do something like that?"

Lenny stared at me for a few seconds and sighed. "In the grand scheme of things, there is no way we can do this without losing warriors, Lyla. To say the truth, the number of casualties we’ve lost is less compared to..."

"That is not an excuse," I shook my head. "People died, they walked into a trap set by their Lycan Leader. I feel so sad thinking of all those innocent lives we’ve lost in the name of strategy."

"What would you have him do, Lyla?" Lenny said quietly. Ramsey didn’t want any of this, but it has to be done. A small sacrifice for a greater good, and all the families of those warriors who died were well compensated, so they do not feel the impact of the loss of their loved one."

"Oh, please," I scoffed. "Money cannot fill the void left by a loved one. My father and I weren’t the best of buddies when he was alive, but his death left an absence in my heart. In Nanny’s, Luna Vanessa, and Clarissa, no revenge would take away the pain."

"I shouldn’t have told you," Lenny shook his head. "Have you ever wondered why Ramsey doesn’t tell you things like this?"

"The same reason I don’t tell him things about me, too," I retorted. "It’s to protect each other. In our quest to protect, we left out the most important thing: communication. These days, we’re doing better. You were going to tell me about the plan?"

I asked, changing the topic.

"What plan?" Lenny frowned.

the Dark One and his

tell you that. Ask me something else, and I will

"Why?"

You’re more connected to him than any of us, and

"The Dark One can sense me? He can read

you use your

sick. "Then why me? Why not someone

the Throne," Lenny said. "Neriah was strong, but you were born a promise to us. Your gift is evolution. You’re not just a

know what to

beside me, brushing the grass off his pants. "Don’t look so

turned to him. "Are you still

choose to give. That’s the game now. Feed him just enough... The more he buys into the lie, the easier it would be for him

him. I mean, there was no reason not to. Why would Lenny lie to me in the first place? Why would he cook up stories knowing

you’ve told me? Is

it out when you confront him because I know that’s exactly what you’ll do. It’s just me and him that are on the plan. Not even Caius

hall, sitting neutral, watching Alphas argue over who’s to be the next Alpha of Blue

to keep him alive as much as I can, and I

the thousand thoughts running through my head. "How do I know

admitted. "But ask yourself this—if I truly served the Dark One, why would I reveal his plans to you now? And there is no reason to lie, Lyla. I respect you so much as Ramsey’s mate and the

a fair point. Unless this, too,

win if we go that route," I teased, watching him quietly, hoping he would fall for

expression, quietly said, "Whatever you decide to do, do it quickly. The attack

alone with the rippling waters and the brunt of impossible

was high in the sky, mirroring itself across the lake. If I am lucky, I might still get to enjoy this lake one last time. The Veilwalk may have revealed many things about my purpose, but one thing was clear: to end the cycle, I had

centuries. It would undo everything that had gone wrong. I was the last Moonsinger,

wish my children had a choice. To be honest, I wish I did, too, but... duty first, before