The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

Chapter 275 275: A hint or not...

Ramsey My face remained impassive. This wasn't what I had expected.

"Congratulations," I said coolly. "Although I won't be able to attend, I will send my felicitations. Or perhaps Lenny can go on my behalf." I turned to leave. "If there's nothing else..." Before I could take a step, Cassidy was behindinstantly, her arms wrapping around my waist as she pressed her face against my back, desperately clinging to me. Her voice trembled with sobs.

"Please, Ramsey. I still love you," she sobbed. "I can't do this - I can't marry him. I don't want to. I need you. I need us." I stiffened at her touch, feeling my irritation for her heighten. Gently, but firmly, I pried her arms away from my body. "Cassidy, respect yourself. This display is so beneath you. Do you want to be accused of infidelity even before you marry?" I began to move again, but she darted ahead of me, blocking my path. Her eyes were red-rimmed, wild and pleading.

"I don't care, Ramsey. I don't care if I'm called a slut or whatever, I cannot be with another man. It is you my heart beats for. Please." "Don't makeask, Seth to move you," I said through gritted teeth. "We've been over this several times." "You know I am the solution," she continued ignoring my threat. Even her voice seemed steadier now. "Why are you hesitating? How many more packs need to fall before you make up your mind? Today, it's White Moon. Tomorrow, it could be mine. Or White Hill. Or White Cloud. How many people will die before you do what needs to be done?" I stared at her realizing that Xander had gotten through to her. To think for a moment, I had almost dismissed that possibility. I couldn't believe she was part of Xander's plan after all. That manipulative bastard had gotten to her and fed her the sline about the White Moon Throne and marriage.

"Marrying you is not the right thing, Cassidy Thorne. I am not going to marry you to solve a problem that shouldn't exist in the first place." "He is dangerous, Ramsey. The Dark One would make good all his threats. He said today was just a display of what he would do." "Why is he using you to warn me?" I scoffed, feeling my patience running on zeros now. "He doesn't have the balls or did you pressurize him into keeping to his end of the bargain and this is him keeping it?" "The power of the White Moon Throne is real. This isn't about..." "I've heard enough, Cassidy," I stepped around her, I needed to leave before my anger got the better of me. "Go back and tell him that he won't pressureinto unlocking the power of the White Moon Throne and also, he should pick a side. Does he want to fight or would he rather beca matchmaker?" Cassidy's face crumpled with pain and frustration, but I didn't care. I started for the front door. The sound of her quiet, broken sobs echoed faintly behindas I walked away. But I didn't look back.

Cassidy would be fine.

My mind raced as I made my way to my office. Everything felt tangled - Lyla's engagement ring in my pocket, Xander's warning, Cassidy's pleading. Nathan's threats. The pieces of the puzzle refused to fit together in a way that made sense and the more I tried to understand, the more the cracks in my reasoning deepened.

But one thing was becoming increasingly clear - someone was playing a dangerous gand I was being manoeuvred like a pawn on a chessboard.

My hand closed around the ring in my pocket. Lyla had left it behind deliberately, of that I was certain now. But why? What was she trying to tell me? More so, Xander's warning? Was it all a ploy to driveinto desperation, to manipulateinto taking the throne with Cassidy as my Luna? Or was there something deeper at play? And more importantly, what was I going to do about it? As I reached my office, I made two decisions. I would not be manipulated any longer and it is tI take control of the narrative, to stop reacting and start acting. First I need to clear my heart of all the doubts I had about Lenny. If Lenny is a killer as Gamma Darius had claimed, then I might as well ask him outrightly.

Lenny was the only one I could trust wholeheartedly and all these days without keeping him in the loop of everything I know, it's been hard forbecause my thoughts seem to grow complicated by the minute and I was tired of it all.

Second, I would find out the truth about Lyla and Nathan and that is to reach out again. Maybe speak to Lyla and listen carefully for any hints. Then it would helpdeal with Xander and his schemes.

Just as I was done with the thoughts, there was a brief knock on the door. I knew instantly it was Lenny. When he entered, he looked exhausted.

His hair was sticking out from every point, his clothes were bloodied and mudded and his usually calm demeanour seemed to be radiating tension alertinginstantly. I rose to my feet and walked to him. Grabbing his hands, I steered him towards the couch in my office and made him sit down, then I crossed the room to the small kitchenette and poured a glass of whiskey which I brought back and handed to him.

He collected the glass and downed the liquid all in one go. I just sat opposite him, waiting for him to calm down. When he did, he raised his eyes and met mine. Our gazes held for long before he looked away and turned to drop the glass on the table.

"I didn't kill Caius," he said quietly. "for sreason, I feel like you think it wasbut fine, I didn't exactly like the guy because he's like a one-man squad and I felt he was always doing certain things to gain validation from you and not because they needed to be done but, the thought of killing him has never crossed my mind." I was quiet for a while before I nodded and rose from my position towards the window.

"I believe you," I said quietly. "I never once believed that you'd be capable of killing him but then, what is the real deal with you and Lyla? Are you trying to take my woman from me?" "I'm sure Lyla doesn't seeas a man, Ramsey," he rose and cto stand beside me. "I know that much because she treatspolitely. Besides, I would never compete with all three of you. Nathan, the Dark One and you. I'll never make it beyond round one." The last statement made a ghost smile appear on my lips. "Earlier, I discovered that she left her ring back at the pack house. Right in my bedroom..." "What?" Lenny turned toas surprised as I was when I had first discovered it too. "I thought she mentioned returning it..." "Beats my imagination too."

"No!" Lenny said forcefully, makingturn to face him. "I called her sminutes ago because them original plan was to get Neriah's sword and cright back to White Moon. We never talked about going back to Blue Ridge and I felt bad and responsible for everything..." "So you called?" I interrupted him.

"Yes!" he nodded "She refused to cto the phone, instead, she told the maid who answered to tellthat I should tell you not to worry that she's getting the ring sent back afterall, you had proposed to her in the bush, two warriors, the forest andas witness. That never in. her life had anyone had to..." "Oh, goddess!" I yelped out in excitement. I couldn't help myself. "I think I know what she means. Maybe she's trying to tell us something." Lenny paused staring atsuspiciously. "Tell us what exactly?" "Like skind of hint," I said with excitement. "I'm not good at puzzles but she had specifically mentioned the forest and you as witness with two warriors... maybe she's talking about the airstrip where I had flown from to Blue Ridge the other day." "Okay!" Lenny nodded. "What about it?" He clearly wasn't getting it as I was.

"Maybe she dropped a hint for us, an explanation for her erratic behaviour because why would she keep talking about her ring when it is clearly in the pack house here at White Moon? We could ask..." "I don't think that's what she means..." Lenny said slowly. He had a complicated expression on his face.

"O-Okay..." I nodded. What else could she be talking about?"

"Don't getwrong. I think it's a hint too but I don't think that's what she means. What if it is a way to tell us not to try to bug her or ask certain questions when we're talking to her? What if she's trying to tell her that Nathan has her on constant watch just like how you did with her when she was here with the engagement ring?" Enhance your reading experience by removing ads for as low as $1! Remove Ads From $1 Search the website on Google to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.