The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

Chapter 161

161 The promise ... Lyla When | arrived at my room , the warm scent of lavender greeted.

Nanny was there , smoothing the wrinkles from my bedspread .

The windows and curtains were open to let in light.

and a cool breeze .

The entire room looked sparkling and brand new .

She looked up as | entered , her face lighting up with a smile .

Done with training already ? she asked surprisingly gently .

I blinked .

| expected her to scoldfor going to train barely hours after recovering .

Yes , | nodded , staring at her cautiously .

Good ! she nodded and returned to her task , humming softly to herself .

| stood there for a few minutes , hoping she would snap at, but she didnt .

She must have noticed | was still there because she looked up again .

Did you want something ? she asked .

No , | shook my head .

The maids would have cleaned the room .

Youre at that age when you shouldnt be bending so much .

Thats a wonderful way to say thank you , she murmured without looking at.

| raised you well .

Thats not what | mean, Nan , | sighed .

| feel so bad that youre cleaning my room .

I can do that .

* lve always cleaned your room whenever you recover from an illness and back when we still lived together .

Its something | enjoy doing taking care of you ! Im 23.

You dont have to do that anymore .

Why ? she paused , straightening .

Because youre still the messiest 23 year old | know .

| saw dirty clothes under your bed and unspread laundry in your bathroom .

Not to talk of your clothes .

are not properly arranged in your wardrobe .

Who knows , that might have caused the illness .

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Nan ! | laughed despite myself .

You sound like my mother .

She didnt answer ; she was fluffing my pillows now .

So ... youre not going to say anything about me, training ? | know youre angry .

You should scoldnow than later .

She gavea once over and continued with her fluffing .

| wish | were y , but Im not .

Ive realized that | spend half my energy running after you, begging you to eat healthy , asking you to document

your heat so your pheromones dont take you unawares , arguing with you about your choices ... but you dont

listen .

Im going to let you do whatever you want to do .

Be my guest if 11:56 1/4 161 The promise She gavea once over and continued with her fluffing .

| wish | were angry , but Im not .

Ive realized that | spend half my energy running after you , begging you to eat healthy , asking you to document

your heat so your pheromones dont take you unawares , arguing with you about your choices ... but you dont

listen .

Im going to let you do whatever you want to do .

Be my guest if you want to train barely five hours after recovering .

| wont stop you from killing yourself .

| stifled another laugh .

Why was she being so tic today ? | crossed the room to where she was and hugged her from behind ,

wrapping my hand around her waist .

They were light training , and Gamma Theo was worried that you might beat him , so he ensured | didnt overdo it

Dont worry , Nan ... nothing will happen to.

She nodded , but | didnt miss the sadness in her eyes .

Have you thought about going back to our lives ? Dont you think weve been here for too long ? | snugged deeper

into her, sighing as her soothing scent calmed my nerves .

Thats what | thought , but these days , Im beginning to feel like | will miss all of these if I go .

Plus , Nathan hasnt been coronated yet, and | promised ... Do you even have any plans of leaving ? she

interrupted, turning to faceand causingto take a step back .

Nan, please , not this Nathan ... again .

They needhere .

| told you .

Ive decided to take on the role , and | want you to put yourself first for once , Lyla , she interruptedagain

before returning to her task .

Maybe youd see that youre not needed here .

ant us to | didnt say anything .

This was not the first tshe had brought this up , and | didnt want fight .

Something was clearly wrong with her , and | wished she would tell.

T Il go shower really quick , | said instead , escaping to the bathroom .

After showering , | entered the room and dried my hair with a towel .

Nanny was still there .

She sat at the edge of my bed , her expression blank as she stared into nothing .

She looked sad ..., and the aura around her felt miserable , but I didnt know how to ask .

Im not good with things like that .

So, | cleaned my body and put on comfy clothes .

When | was done , | sat down at my vanity table to do my hair .

Immediately , Nanny cto, placing a small gift box on the table before she stood behind What is that ? |

plodded gently .

A little gift , she replied .

Its a few weeks before your birthday .

Consider it an early birthday gift .

Oh! | smiled at her .

Thank you .

Reaching for the gift box , | opened it and gasped with shock when | saw a string of tiny white .

11:50 124 161 The promise When | saw them .

Nanny smiled behind, tears glistening in her eyes .

They remindedof you from when you were a baby .

You were so beautiful ... even now ... much more and ... a tear rolled down her check .

Do you like it ? I nodded , wondering what was making Nanny so sad .

I'love it .

Can you put them on for? She nodded and took the pearls from.

| noticed that she was trying so hard to control the tears now .

| watched as she clasped the necklace around my neck .

As soon as the pearls rested against my skin , they fitted perfectly , and a strange dizziness washed over.

| gripped the edge of the vanity , the room swimming for a moment before clearing .

When | looked up .

| caught Nannys reflection in the mirror .

The tears were coming in torrents now .

| turned immediately , clasping her hand .

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Nan , whats wrong ? Have | done something to upset you ? Im sorry .

She shook her head quickly , a trembling smile on her lips as she cupped my face with both hands .

No, darling .

Its nothing , dear .

Just ... tears of joy .

You were in a coma for two days , and | was so scared .

Im glad youre back .

After she said that , she pulledinto a tight hug ; her whole body was trembling as she held, sobbing

loudly now .

Her hug felt different desperate , as if she was holding onto something precious that might slip away .

| let her holduntil she was spent .

When she finally pulled back , her hands lingered on my shoulders .

Her expression was sombre now , and her cheeks still had tear stains .

Promisesomething , Ly ... she said with a shaky voice .

Anything at all , | replied without hesitation , even though | was caught off guard .

* If ... in the future ... you find out that Ive lied to you about certain things , kept secrets from you , that Ive not

been entirely truthful about many things ... she paused as her eyes filled up with tears again .

Promiseyoull find it in your heart to forgive.

I blinked , taken aback .

Nan , what are you talking about ? Just promise, she insisted , her grip on my shoulder tightening slightly .

Was she worried | would be angry if | found out about her Sigma status ? Guilt tugged at my chest as | imagined

the burden she must have carried , keeping such a secret .

| wish | could tell her more than anything that | knew sparts , at least .

But | wanted her to tellherself .

| didnt want to take that away from her .

| promise , | said softly , covering her hand with mine .

Youve done so much for.

| could never hold anything against you .

She broke into another heartbroken sob , managing a smile through her tears .

Thank much .

you so | leaned forward wranning her in another hug You dont need to worry ..

? | murmured 161 The promise ... But as | held a sobbing Nanny again , a small nagging voice in the back of my

mind wondered if there was more to it that | didnt know , as though there was a truth looming just out of my

reach .

| pushed the thought aside .

| made a promise , and | would stand by whatever c.