Chapter 353: Sealed fates...

Lyla

I scrambled back to my feet, my vision was already blurring from exhaustion. The babies in my womb seemed to sense my distress—I felt a strange pulling sensation, as if the children were trying to draw more power than my body could safely provide.

"Nym?" I called out helplessly to my wolf. "Are you there?"

"I’m here, Lyla. The babies... I’m protecting them. You must do your best to stay alive. Use your powers."

"I would if they were working," I snapped, wondering if she wasn’t seeing what was going on. "If you could just help me..."

"You cannot shift while pregnant. You’re carrying two babies; that’s dangerous. Try to distract them, I’ll think of a way."

The Ferals had regrouped.

Caius was groaning where he lay on the group. Terra and Sage were weaving protective covering towards me. From the tiredness on their faces, I could tell they were weak.

Everyone was trying to protect me.

It should be me and not the other way around.

The Ferals moved in, tightening around us. I swallowed hard, trying to moisturise my dry throat. I wanted to sing. It was my last resort.

Then, suddenly, they stopped.

All seven creatures froze mid-attack, their glowing eyes losing focus. They straightened up slowly, their aggressive postures melting away into something almost docile.

"Hush now, babies," a familiar voice said from the smoke behind them.

I stiffened

A figure emerged from the haze—tall, dark-haired – NOW!, devastatingly handsome. He wore an expensive black suit that somehow remained perfectly clean despite the chaos around us. His shoes were polished to a mirror shine, not a speck of dust or blood on them.

It was Xander.

the Xander I’d met a few months earlier or the one who had

NO!

radiated power like heat from a forge. His eyes held depths that seemed to stretch into infinity, and when he smiled, I could see that

parted before him like a curtain, creating a clear path between us. They didn’t move away exactly—they stayed close, ready to attack if he commanded it. But their focus had shifted

world. When he was close enough that I could

a beautiful smile. Charming. Warm. Completely

the same cultured accent I remembered from our school days. "I’ve missed

do you want,

"The one started by Nathan and Ramsey. I had nothing to do with it. It wasn’t me who made two grown men fight? I

scoffed. "How about the Feral

can’t take all the credit for that, Lyla, or should I call you Neriah?" he took

body. "I take it you don’t know who I am. I won’t hurt you, Lyla, don’t worry, and please don’t make me mad. I am not in a good mood today.

Sage wouldn’t budge.

fine," I murmured to her. "He won’t hurt

for a minute before she drew back, and Xander

I asked

looking forward to killing me, but" he held my jaw. "Our fates are sealed together, my love. Do what you must, and I’ll do mine. Everything would be

sure, but

a rich and melodious sound, the same laugh that had once made my heart skip a beat when I was

a limiting concept. I prefer to think of it as... evolved. And dying doesn’t end me, you know that, Lyla. I will be born again, with the next Moonsinger, but I didn’t wait thousands of years for you to lose

hand,

I was fond of you, but I don’t

he nodded. "Fair enough. I will

would I want to be with you?

visions were not shown to you. The more you use your powers, Lyla, the more the evil eats deep. What will Ramsey do when he discovers that his mate is turning evil? He rejected you for having powers, Lyla... your pheromones. He rejected you for that, and the only reason he’s with

I interjected. "We’ve been over this several times. I love Ramsey regardless of whatever reason he

closer to my back, her voice barely a whisper. "That’s the Dark

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