The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

Chapter 417 - 417: Something's wrong II

Clarissa

He moved to the window and looked out. "Could be a network issue. Sometimes remote areas have spotty coverage."

But even as he said it, I could tell he didn't believe it any more than I did. I began pacing again, my wolf's restlessness becoming almost unbearable. Every instinct I had was screaming that my sister was in danger, and I was hundreds of miles away, helpless to do anything about it.

"I should call Miriam," I said suddenly. "She's with them, right? If something happened to Lyla and Ramsey, maybe I could reach her."

But I realised I didn't have Miriam's direct number. All my communication had been through Lyla or Ramsey. I tried calling Ramsey's number, but it just rang endlessly with no answer.

"This is insane," I muttered, sinking into my chair. "How can an entire group of people just become unreachable?"

Jeremy checked his watch. "It's almost 10 pm. Maybe we should wait until—"

"No," I interrupted. "Jeremy, I can't explain it, but every fibre of my being is telling me that Lyla is in immediate danger. The conversation with Ramsey felt wrong from the first word he spoke."

"You think someone else was pretending to be Ramsey?"

"I think we need to consider that possibility," Jeremy replied. "Shape-shifters exist, and magic exists among humans. If someone wanted to isolate Lyla or manipulate the situation..."

I felt sick. "But Lyla handed him the phone herself. She would know if it wasn't really Ramsey."

"Would she? If she was waking up, if she was focused on your problems, if whoever was impersonating him was good enough..." Jeremy trailed off, but the implication was clear.

nothing. The number that had connected me

my chair rolled backwards and hit

asked practically. "We don't even know exactly where they are

"There has to be

that Ramsey wasn't around, his Beta… what was his name again?- would be taking care of things on that front. I'm sure he would know where

give it a few hours before reaching out.

4:15 am. 4:30 am. 4:45 am. I tried Lyla's number every

"Jeremy, what if they're hurt? What if they need help and can't call

though he was as worried as I was. "Stress isn't going to help

"My sister is six months pregnant with twins, and she's disappeared along with everyone who was supposed to be protecting her. How exactly am I

didn't have an

something, anything, was becoming overwhelming. I felt like I was trapped in a nightmare where everyone I cared

fifteen times in the past hour and a

Lyla had hinted to me about some dark forces worse than the Dark One rising, and so they've extended their stay. She told me that Ramsey and the Hollow Kin were trying to keep a tight lid on the information so that our people would

so much loss; if the people knew there was

Hollow Kin was on the matter, but she sounded worried. Though I'd asked her a few times after that if she was fine,

if she was downplaying the severity of the threat to put me at

She'd also mentioned that she would be super busy and that she wouldn't have a lot of time to

also mentioned the coronation ceremony to Ramsey, and he had casually dismissed it without giving me any assurance as to whether or not

I said, stopping in the middle of the room. "Jeremy, there has to be someone else I