The Alpha's Fated Outcast Rise Of The Moonsinger novel Chapter 370

Chapter 370: The long game - revelations...

Miriam

"What the fuck is going on?" Ramsey snapped, staring at us. "Did I miss a memo? I thought Cassidy was fighting for him?"

"Well," I rubbed at the back of my neck as my gaze strayed to Lyla, who nodded quietly. "There’s something you all need to know. About how we got to this stage and why Circe is still alive and Cassidy is here with us."

Ramsey turned to me, his face still pale from Xander’s attack, but his eyes filled with curiosity. "What do you mean?"

I took a deep breath, knowing that what I was about to reveal would alter their perception of everything that had happened. "It began when Xander kidnapped Lyla. I went to the Moon Temple to meet with Mother Liora, to show her the picture of the markings that had appeared on Lyla’s back and to also help me understand what was going on."

Ramsey’s eyes widened in shock. "She was kidnapped? When? How did I not know about this?"

I nodded grimly. "It happened long before we came back to Blue Ridge. Around that time, Lyla left. You weren’t together and..." I trailed off, turning to look at Lyla.

"It happened so long ago, my love," Lyla finished, flashing Ramsey a smile. "I forgot to mention it."

"But that kidnapping was the catalyst for everything that followed afterwards," I added.

"I discovered strange markings on Lyla’s back, and Mother Liora took one look at those markings and knew immediately who Lyla was," I continued. "She revealed to me that Lyla was the Moonsinger, destined to either save our world or watch it burn. But she also told me something else—something that nearly broke my heart."

I paused, seeing the tension building in everyone’s faces.

"She told me the interpretation of the original prophecy: Lyla was destined to die. That the only way to defeat the Dark One was through her death."

"So when she came to the White Mountain Council," Ramsey interrupted, his voice tight with emotion, "Lyla already knew she was a Moonsinger?"

I looked at Lyla, who nodded slowly. "I knew way before they told me, Ramsey. Xander was the first person who told me and wouldn’t shut up about it during my captivity. He was so proud of having found me, so confident that he could corrupt me or use me for his own purposes."

"That gave us an advantage," I said, picking up the story. "Mother Liora devised a plan—a way to turn Xander’s certainty against him. We decided to dance to his tune, to make him believe he was in control while we slowly undermined his power."

Ramsey frowned. "What do you mean?"

"Xander had already marked Lyla," I explained. "From her first encounter with the Ferals, and especially through the orb incident. You know about that, right?" I asked, as my gaze drifted to my daughter again. I didn’t want to complicate things. Lyla shook her head slowly.

"Though he didn’t take her powers directly," I continued, giving no further explanation on the orb thingy, "he created a psychic link between them. He could sense her thoughts, fuel her fears, and manipulate her emotions from a distance."

Lyla spoke up again. "Pretending to be a fool was the hardest thing I ever had to do. Constantly acting like I wanted nothing to do with my powers, like I was afraid of what I was, so that Xander would think he had complete control over me." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"But that was the genius of Mother Liora’s plan," I continued. "Every time Xander manifested to Lyla, every time he tried to manipulate her through their link, he was transferring small amounts of his power to her. He thought he was feeding off her fear and uncertainty, but instead, he was slowly bleeding himself dry."

"Which brings us to Cassidy," I said, turning to Cassidy.

Cassidy stepped forward, her face showing a mixture of shame and pride. "I was bitter at first," she admitted. "All I wanted was to kill Lyla and claim my place as Ramsey’s mate. But after the Harvest Moon festival, after seeing Ramsey’s reaction to everything that happened, I knew I had no chance. His heart belonged completely to Lyla."

She paused. "That’s when Mother Liora reached out to me. She told me I had an important role to play in bringing the Dark One’s reign to an end. That my bitterness and jealousy could be weapons against him if I were willing to use them properly."

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