The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

Chapter 362: Tying loose ends...

Ramsey

I glanced back at the pack house, knowing Lyla would be out soon.

"When Lyla comes out, take her there. I’ll join you shortly," I instructed. "Make sure she doesn’t suspect anything unusual."

"Understood, Alpha."

I turned away from the car and headed toward the underground holding cells. There was one more bond I needed to sever before tonight—one that would hurt almost as much as losing Lyla, but for entirely different reasons.

The holding cells were carved into the bedrock beneath the pack house, lined with silver-infused steel that prevented anyone from breaking free. Two guards stood at attention as I approached.

"Leave us," I ordered. "I need to speak with the prisoner alone."

They exchanged glances but didn’t question my command.

I found Lenny in the third cell, sitting on the narrow cot with his back to the door. He hadn’t acknowledged my presence, but I knew he was aware of my presence. The Beta bond between us hummed with tension and unspoken pain.

I lowered myself to sit cross-legged on the cold stone floor in front of his cell, the metal bars between us like a physical manifestation of everything that had gone wrong. The overhead light cast harsh shadows that made the space feel even more oppressive.

Minutes passed in heavy silence. Lenny remained motionless; his shoulders were rigid with anger and hurt. Finally, I spoke.

"We need to break our bond."

No response.

my Beta, Lenny. It has to be

Still nothing.

my hair. "This isn’t

through my words. It started as a low chuckle, then grew into something wild and unhinged—the sound of a man whose world had completely shattered. His shoulders shook with the force of it, and when he finally turned to

rough with emotion. "I regret it.

"Lenny—"

"Why would you want to give your life for her? What is it about her that makes you

don’t understand love,"

laugh was sharp, painful. "This is love, Ramsey! The bond between us—Alpha to Beta—it doesn’t mean I loved you any less than she does. Have you ever stopped to think

heard about the Beta bond and how deep it could run. At first, I thought it was an ordinary

ever relate, but now, faced with his anguish,

I need to do this. I love Lyla, I love our babies, I

that," he shook his head. "What if this is a ploy by Miriam? That woman would do anything to keep her

not someone to be easily swayed by anyone, and you know that. She has her powers, different from

She’s loyal to Miriam. "Because of her," he said bitterly. "Always

when I took those vows, and I want

Lenny’s loyalty went beyond duty and was pure friendship, but I’d never allowed myself to understand the depth of

sorry, Lenny. My

he said, turning away again. "Sorry doesn’t make

understand—what I’m doing isn’t about rejecting you or what we’ve meant to each other. It’s about protecting the people I love. All