The Alpha's Fated Outcast Rise Of The Moonsinger novel Chapter 329

Lyla

Around us, the Ferals began to retreat into the forest, as if their connection to Nathan had been severed with his death. Cassidy stood frozen a few steps away from us, her face had gone white with shock.

A strangled cry escaped my lips as I held Nathan close to my chest, hating the way my tears were falling on his still body, mingling with his blood. He looked peaceful in death, the torment of the possession finally lifted.

The friend I'd known since childhood was gone, but at least he'd died free.

Ramsey touched my shoulder, silently comforting me as I sobbed. I felt like my heart would explode, and somewhere in my mind, I knew the threat wasn't over. This was only the beginning.

I pressed a gentle kiss to Nathan's forehead, saying a final goodbye to the boy I'd once known before gently laying him down on the grass.

"We need to finish this, whatever this is and fast," I said, wiping my tears as I rose to my feet. "I cannot last through another death. I don't care what I must do, but we'll take the war to Xander."

"Or maybe you should rest," Ramsey suggested quietly. "I know this is a little too much to unpack…"

"I'm fine," I stopped him mid-sentence, turning away to look at Cassidy, who was still standing there. "Yeah, I killed my best friend with my hands, but I'm fine. I'm beginning to get bored anyway, there must be something more exciting in these endless talks and fighting. I'm going to lose my mind."

Our warriors moved to tend to Nathan's body while Ramsey waited until they were within earshot of us. Caius muttered something about him still being around, and that is dangerous. We need to retreat into the safety of the region.

"Lyla…" Ramsey tried again to touch me, but I shrugged him off.

"Not now, Ramsey. I don't need your words of advice or pity. I am fine, and can I be alone? Now?"

I brushed past him towards the gates.

"Lyla!" he called after me, but I kept walking. An unexplainable anger, or was it resentment, filled my chest at this moment, and it didn't help that Ramsey wouldn't stop calling my name.

"Ramsey, please," I threw over my shoulders. Everything is fine, and I'm tired. Can you just let me be?"

"Stop pushing me away, Lyla," he sighed, coming to stand in front of me. "I know Nathan was your friend, and maybe you might have loved him at some point, but stop pushing me away. It is not my fault that Nathan died."

I rolled my eyes, crossing my hands over my chest. "I never said it was."

"You might not think so now, but you already resent me, and if you leave here without us talking about it, your mind will end up telling you that it's my fault that he died. But it's not. I have nothing to do with Nathan's death."

"Relax, Ramsey," I scoffed and walked past him. "I'm not mad, I'm only grieving and also…" I stopped and turned to face him again. "From here on, we'll do things my way. Give me thirty minutes to freshen up," I pointed at Nathan's blood on my clothes. "Gather everyone at the war room, I'll join you all shortly."

Without waiting for his response, I walked towards one of the parked cars and slipped into the driver's seat, driving off before the driver assigned to it realised. As I drove, tears blurred my vision, but I pumped the engine faster. This was the only reality I needed to wake me up.

This was real. The fight, my death… all of it is real.

As soon as I arrived at the pack house, I tossed the key to one of the guards and took the stairs two at a time, until I was at the door which opened automatically. Seth was, as usual, by the door. He bowed stiffly to me.

As soon as the door closed, someone called my name. When I turned, I saw Clarissa coming out of the kitchen. She looked different, and her belly was showing now. She had a wide smile on her face.

Behind her was my stepmother, Luna Vanessa, carrying my stepbrother. He was making cooing baby sounds and smiling at everyone. I clamped my teeth on my lower lip to stop the emotions that flooded me all at once.

How could I explain to Clarissa that I killed her Mate? After she had trusted me enough to help him return to his senses. I stopped and waited for her to approach me.

"Hey," I managed, then nodded in Luna Vanessa's direction. "When did you arrive?" _{fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm}