The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

Chapter 375

Chapter 375: Holding down the fort

Lenny

"What do you mean?"

I gestured at the chaos surrounding me, even though she couldn’t see it. I know we’ve just talked about it a while ago, but I still needed to talk more.

"I mean, he just packed his bags and left. Didn’t even pretend to feel guilty about dumping all of this on me. ’Handle things while I’m gone, Lenny. You know how everything works.’ As if running a pack is some casual favour between friends."

"Aw, poor Lenny," Circe cooed mockingly. "Are you feeling unappreciated?"

"I’m feeling like I need a vacation too," I muttered, signing off on a medical supply requisition. "When was the last time I got to just disappear for weeks at a time? Never, that’s when."

"Maybe you should find yourself a nice mate," Circe suggested with false innocence. "Someone to share the burden with."

I snorted. "Right. Because that worked out so well for Ramsey, now he can’t make a single decision without considering how it affects his precious Luna."

"Lenny Stone, are you jealous of their happiness?"

The question hit closer to home than I cared to admit. "I’m not jealous. I’m practical. Ramsey used to be focused and decisive. Now he’s off playing house while the rest of us deal with reality."

"Reality like what? The pack seems to be running fine without him."

I looked around the office again, and she wasn’t wrong—things were running smoothly. Maybe too smoothly. The pack members seemed perfectly content to bring their concerns to me instead of waiting for their Alpha’s return.

said, though I wasn’t entirely sure what the point

break? Really took one, not just a

her tone. "I don’t

baby? And Jessica’s twins? And didn’t

said curtly. My four children were thriving, their mothers were happy with our arrangements, and everyone understood the terms. No complications, no

addition to the Lenny Stone fan

not pregnant," I said automatically, then caught myself. "And she’s not part of any

understanding," Circe repeated slowly. "Right. And what

bond narrative for years, convinced that somewhere out there was a woman destined to ’complete’ me. The same romantic nonsense that had

needing to complicate things with fairy tale promises," I said firmly.

she mused. "Is that

been a romantic, too, once upon a time. He’d believed in true love and forever promises right up until the day my

watched him drink himself into an early grave, waiting for a woman who was never coming back. He’d died still believing she might return, still keeping her side of

rules, and kept my heart

"Lenny? You still there?"

chains." The lie came easily. "Look, I should probably get back

get some rest. And maybe consider taking a night off? I know Maya mentioned wanting

comfortable lately, asking too many questions about when I’d be around and hinting at wanting more from

I said hello when you talk to him next. And that he owes me twenty dollars—I bet him he wouldn’t last a week in the human world

"Will do."

"Love you, stepbrother."

"You too, Circe."

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