The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

Chapter 356: To forgiveness and forever...

Lyla

I took the stairs two at a time, my heart hammering against my ribs as I raced toward Ramsey’s room. Lenny had just told me that Ramsey was back and in his quarters. After spending the entire night wondering where he’d gone, relief flooded through me at the news.

I knocked gently when I reached his door, but there was no response. My stomach clenched with anxiety as I turned the knob—it was unlocked. I let myself inside, moving carefully into the darkened room.

The room was dark; all the curtains were still drawn from the night before. I paused for a few seconds, trying to adjust my eyes to the darkened room. The sound of running water from the bathroom told me Ramsey was in the shower. I picked my way across the familiar space and settled on the edge of his bed to wait.

My hands twisted in my lap as I tried to rehearse what I would say. Should I start with an apology? Should I explain that I hadn’t told him about the pregnancy because I was going to die anyway and didn’t want to break his heart twice? Or should I tell him how I’d tried to find the right moment, only to be advised against it by Nanny, Lenny, and Terra, who worried he wouldn’t let me fulfil my duties as the Moonsinger?

But those were just excuses. If I wanted to tell him, I would have made out the right time and still told him, regardless of Nanny’s advice or Terra’s.

The water stopped running, and my heart resumed its frantic pounding. I’d never seen Ramsey as hurt as he’d been yesterday, and the fear that this could shatter our relationship forever made my chest tight with panic.

I didn’t want to lose him. I love him so much.

It felt like an eternity before the bathroom door opened. When Ramsey finally came out, he wore only a white towel wrapped around his waist. Water droplets clung to his hair and traced paths down his chest, following the defined lines of muscle that flexed as he moved. Even in my anxious state, the sight of him made my breath catch.

He was still as handsome as ever.

He paused mid-step when he saw me sitting there.

"Hi," I greeted him, my voice barely above a whisper. "The door was open... I knocked, but there was no response, so I—" My words came out in a jumbled rush.

"I mean, I’m sorry for intruding on your space. I know you said you needed time, but... I had to speak with you... I should have informed you beforehand, but your phone was switched off, and our mindlink is inaccessible."

feel myself spiralling, the fear of losing him making my hands shake and my voice crack. This was it. This was the moment that would

didn’t mean to intrude, but I needed to talk to you," I tried for the last "I was worried

past me to the window without a word. He pulled the curtains open with one fluid motion, flooding the room with morning light. The sudden brightness made

"Sit," he said simply.

me fidget. I stood up, then sat back down, then stood again. My leg bounced uncontrollably

grey sweater—casual clothes that somehow made him look more approachable than when he had the towel. He crossed the room and sat down beside me on the

toward him, ready to launch into my prepared speech, when

left me speechless. I’d been braced for anger, for accusations, for the cold distance I’d seen in his

a moment," he said quietly, his voice rumbling against my ear. "Just let me hold

his warmth, feeling every tense

must have been difficult," he continued, his hand stroking my back. "Dealing with the pregnancy and being a Moonsinger, and then hiding it from me. I’m

to tell him—it

relief was too overwhelming, the love in his voice

corners of his mouth. "You need to stop crying now, or you’re going to

I first found out about the pregnancy, I was terrified and confused. I wanted to tell you, but there was never a right

hand stroking my hair gently. "It’s fine," he murmured. "Everything is fine, and I’m

Only then did

not showing yet,"

laughed through my tears. "Soon I will be.

eyes filled with love, which took my breath away. I wish it were another universe. I wish I had been ordinary, and he too. He would have made a great dad. Tears gathered at the corners as he reached out to touch my stomach as if it were something

Lyla," he whispered, his voice thick with emotion. "We

hand over his.

his head. "Becoming a father is the last thing I expected out of this life. I didn’t dare to