The Alpha's Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger. Chapter 269 269: Orb I

Lyla

"You're human now, Lyla. You no longer have a wolf and it ans I can kill you too. Should I just kill you now?" he laughed dryly. "To stop the doom you're to bestow. Or…" his hands covered my breast, cupping them as if he owned them.

I struggled against his hold, as tears watered down my eyes.

"Maybe I should fuck you first to find out how you taste. To have my share like Ramsey. What do you think?"

"Let go this instance, Nathan!" I said through gritted teeth. "I will not be responsible for my actions, henceforth…"

"What?" he bristled. "You're going to do the blue spiral thing with your fingers?" Then he laughed. "You won't hurt , Lyla. You pity and I know how you behave around people whom you pity. You're having this conversation because you love and I know you won't…"

The words didn't finish from his lips before I turned my fingers slightly which he held tightly behind my back and the impact pushed him backwards in the process the knife he held to my throat cut , making blood sput out.

I turned to him, feeling my power humming in every part of my body.

"I am not human, Nathan. I am a Moonsinger. I am from an old tribe called the Aureans and I am kin to the Ferals and I can heal myself. Unlike you… I do not need a wolf to heal ."

I waved my hand over my form and the slight gash on my neck closed up. Nathan had picked himself up. He had a quiet expression on his face.

"I care about you, Nathan. I really do but if you go beyond the limits I have set, then you'll leave no other choice but to take action. Think about all I've said and think so more. This is a battle you cannot win…"

He smirked. "You think so? I have your mother and sister with …"

"No!" I shook my head. "My mother is on her way to the Moon Temple and my sister is your mate. We aren't that close anyway, so it won't matter what you do to her. Besides, you know how selfish and self-centred I can be. I don't care. Do whatever you want to do. I'm leaving and tell your minions not to stop ."

I gave him one last once over before I started to the door. Just as I reached for the handle, Nathan called out for .

"I'm giving you one last chance, Lyla… join …"

I didn't bother to look at him. I held the door handle and was about to twist it when his voice reached out for again.

"You have no idea what the Dark One is doing. Xander has armies all over the world but in the human world. He ans it, Lyla… he's going to take over and unless you're loyal to him…"

Fear flitted into my heart and for a second, I thought I might faint but I turned to him to trying to maintain an unbothered expression. "I thought you said he didn't control anything you do."

Nathan laughed. "You know nothing, Lyla. You think you do but you really don't."

Slowly, he walked back to a desk at the corner of the room and opened it. "You know, I prepared before ti, I knew you would get your powers eventually. Thank you for making it obvious." he brought out a carton and set it on the desk.

"What are you talking about?" I frowned.

"Oh, a lot of things my darling. First, thank you for everything, for believing in and for being so stupid all this while. You should have believed your retarded mate. You should have stayed far away from ..."

My heart was beginning to pound. I reached for the door and tried to open it but the knob was stiff as if it was frozen.

"Don't bother," Nathan smiled. "It won't open anyways."

"Who are you?" I tried to sound brave "And what have you done to Nathan?"

"Ah!" he laughed. "Don't worry, Xander or Corvus or the Dark One is doing great and don't worry, I am not him. I can never be like him. Let's just say, I am the variable in everything. The unexpected coincidence. You see, I learned a lot of things from being with humans and one of them is how to play the perfect ga."

"Why are you telling this?" I rolled my eyes.

"You can pretend you're not scared but I know you are, Lyla," he said quietly. "That day in the forest, I fucking helped you to ward off those Ferals. Let's not ntion how supportive I've been to you all these while. The truth is..."

"Turns out you're a minion for Xander after all..." I said in an exasperated manner.

"I am not. I and Xander are different. I have knowledge and a different agenda but occasionally we trade and share resources. Now, you can either do this the hard way..." he paused and sighed deeply. "This would have been better if Nyris was here. She would have been a perfect portal to help ..."

"What?" I shuddered. "You're crazy."

"I am not..." he shook his head. "I made a trade a while ago with Xander in exchange for sothing important that he needs. You see, the only way to defeat Ramsey and get everything for myself is to have your power and Xander says there's an easy way. You're too sissy to possess such power and have zero idea to use it."

"What are you talking about?"

"I'm saying, you'll work for . You'll stay with . I will be your master and you'll be my pupil. You belong to , Lyla."

"In your dreams," I scoffed.

He chuckled and started opening the box. When it was open, he inserted both his hands inside and slowly lifted them.

Ti stopped. I stumbled backwards.

It was the Orb.

"Hello, Lyla! Rember this?"

"H-How do you have that?"

"Xander sold it to . He raised it towards and rubbed it on the orb. I swayed slightly, suddenly feeling light-headed. "It seems it works. With this," he raised the orb to the sky. I can bend you to my will. You will do as you're told."

I froze as the implication dawned on .

"No..." I shook my head, feeling tears at the corners of my eyes. "You can't do this, Nathan. Please..."

"I can't let, Ramsey, win, Lyla..." He slowly began to rub the orb. The lightheadedness increased. The room was swimming before . I pressed my back against the door even though I felt like crumbling to the ground. I had to hold on.

I tried to sing, to hum... whatever but nothing.

"You're too weak to use your moonsinging abilities, don't worry," Nathan said as if he knew what I wanted to do. "This will take a while to attach to you completely so I just need you to fall asleep fast."

My body was growing limp... my eyelids were heavier... I raised my hand to Nathan.

"Pl...eas..e..." I murmured. "Please...."

Just before I gave in to the tiredness, I wondered what had been the signs and how had I missed them.