The Alpha's Fated Outcast Rise Of The Moonsinger novel Chapter 203

Lyla

Despite his reassurance, I couldn't shake my unease. I dressed quickly, already envisioning the entire White Moon Pack and Cassidy standing outside the door.

Why else would Lenny and the Warriors show up here? And why now?

A few minutes later, Ramsey strode to the door and opened it. Lenny stormed in. His shirt was untucked, his hair dishevelled, and his face slick with sweat, like he had run a marathon. His chest was heaving, and his expression mixed with fury and desperation.

"What the hell, Ramsey?" Lenny barked. His eyes darted around the room, widening with shock when he saw the rumpled bed. He pointed at it, his eyes darting back to Ramsey who looked uncharacteristically calm. How was he doing it?

"Don't tell me you…" he trailed off as our eyes met. I was hoping he wouldn't notice I was in the room. When his gaze landed on me, his face contorted with disbelief as his eyes moved from me to Ramsey and back before landing on the bed. "Are you kidding me right now?"

He ran a hand through his hair, muttering, "Oh goddess!" He began pacing the room like a caged animal, his distress radiating off him in waves. His hands trembled as he unbuttoned his collar buttons. I could see the veins in his neck pulsing with tension.

"This is messed up. This is so messed up. What the fuck are you doing here Lyla? What are you doing in this room? Can one of you…" his eyes flicked between Ramsey and me as if he was searching for some explanation that would make sense of what was obvious.

No one spoke.

He walked to Ramsey; his eyes were wide with panic. I don't think I've ever seen him that scared. "Do you have any idea what you've just done?"

Ramsey's face remained impassive. "What are you talking about, Lenny?" he asked. His voice was even and unaffected. "Calm down, how did you find me here?"

"How I found you?" Lenny snapped, with an incredulous tone. "Is that what you should be worried about? How I found you when obviously…"

"Lenny!" Ramsey growled, giving him a pointed stare.

He sighed. "It's Beta instinct. I realized a few hours after you left the club that you didn't return to the pack house, you were nowhere to be found and I grew worried. I followed your scent – though that didn't do much and my gut feeling."

As he talked, he kept staring at his wristwatch. "But that's not what matters right now. We can still fix this. If we leave – right now – we can still make it back to White Moon Pack in time. The ceremony isn't for another four hours. We'll get you dressed in record time. Thirty minutes late, tops. Nobody will notice and I'll personally ensure every warrior here keeps mute about…" he gestured vaguely at me …this."

"Her name is Lyla," and, Ramsey chuckled darkly. "I'm not going back with you for the wedding. Perhaps, after the wedding, I will return but just go back home and pretend like you don't know anything or where I am. I'll handle this my way."

The colour drained from Lenny's face. He grabbed Ramsey's shoulders, his fingers digging in desperately. "Do you even realize what you're saying? You're throwing everything away. Do you have any idea what chaos this will cause? What your grandfather will do?" Lenny's voice cracked with genuine fear at this point. "You've seen his cruelty firsthand!"

Ramsey's expression darkened at the mention of his grandfather's name, but he remained calm. "He doesn't scare me, Lenny. Never did! All those times I caved in, I did it because I was hoping I would be a good grandson to him but after all these years, he still compares me to father. I am not still good enough for him."

"Ramsey…" Lenny said with a pleading tone.

"I am not a pawn in his games, Lenny. Not anymore."

Lenny's distress intensified. He threw his hands in exasperation and turned to me. "Do you even know what you're getting into?" he asked. "You think this is just about Ramsey and his decisions? You have no idea what Elder Eldric is capable of and what he's done to protect the family's reputation."

I frowned, wondering why he was making a big deal out of it. Ramsey looked perfectly calm to me. "I think you're overreacting. Whatever Elder Eldric has done, Ramsey's a grown man. He can make his own decisions."

Lenny laughed bitterly, the sound was filled with despair. "You think this is overreacting? You have no idea. Elder Eldric isn't just ruthless – he's merciless. And when he finds out about this…" he trailed off and shook his head as if he was unable to put his fears into words.

I felt a chill run down my spine. There was something in Lenny's voice that made my blood run cold. There was clearly a dark history here, one that made even this strong Beta Lycan quake with fear. But before I could ask, Ramsey stepped in, brushing against my arm lightly as I turned my attention to him.

"Lyla," he said softly, his eyes meeting mine. "Could you give us a moment? I need to speak with Lenny privately."

Though curiosity burned through me, I nodded. "Of course," I squeezed, Ramsey's hand before slipping out of the room grabbing my jacket on the way out, a brief run would silence the voices in my mind."

The morning air was truly a breath of fresh air after leaving the room but something felt off from the moment I stepped onto the sidewalk. An unsettling sensation crawled up my spin, making my hair stand on end.

I had barely walked three steps when I heard a voice within me.

It was Nymeris's

"Go to the pack house!"