The Alpha's Fated Outcast Rise Of The Moonsinger novel Chapter 387

Chapter 387: Shelter in the storm...

Lyla

The front door of the house burst open with such force that it slammed against the wall, splintering the wood around the hinges. Ramsey and Elias stormed in.

As soon as Elias saw the chaos—the destroyed sitting room, the hole in the roof, the creatures advancing on me—he didn’t hesitate. His human form melted away in seconds, replaced by a massive grey Lycan that was easily as large as Ramsey’s war form.

Without a sound, he launched himself at the nearest creature, his claws tearing through its chest like paper.

Ramsey immediately wrapped his arms around me, pulling me against his chest as his body tensed. "Are you hurt?" he demanded, his hands running over my arms and face, checking for injuries.

Across the room, Nanny finally stopped fighting the creatures. Since Elias had entered, she quickly shifted back to her human form and rushed to the bedroom to change her clothes since it was torn.

Two of the clawed creatures snarled and charged Elias. His powerful paws struck them like twisted wrecking balls. One got crushed against the couch; another lunged and exploded into dust when Elias sank his claw into its throat.

Elias fought with the efficiency of someone trained for this exact situation, his massive Lycan form eating up the space in the sitting room as he continued to fight the creatures. Each strike was calculated to kill, not just wound. Within minutes, the last creature lay motionless on our destroyed floor.

Elias shifted back to human form, breathing hard from the exertion. His clothes were torn and bloodstained, but he appeared uninjured.

I stared at him, still trying to recover from the shock that he wasn’t human. "So... you’re not human?"

Elias nodded, guilt written across his features. Without hesitation, he dropped to one knee before me in the traditional gesture of respect to a Luna.

"I am Elias Thornwick, assigned as your personal guardian by order of the Hollow Kin Council," he said formally. "I am deeply sorry for not revealing my true identity sooner, Luna. The deception was necessary for your protection."

I turned to Ramsey, seeing a contemplative expression on his face that suggested he’d already put some pieces together. "Did you know?"

Ramsey nodded slowly. "I only found out today. I suspected something when he defended us to the police, but I confirmed it this morning."

I shot him a glare that could have melted steel. The betrayal stung—not just from Elias, but from my own husband, who had kept this information from me.

Turning back to Elias, I crossed my arms. "First of all, I’m mad at you. Moons! I am so gullible! How could I have missed the fact that you’re—"

"Maybe because you’re pregnant," Elias said quietly, shrugging his shoulders. Then continued hastily, "And also because I needed to stay undercover. My assignment was to protect you without drawing attention to my true self. I’m sorry, Luna, but I had orders."

"So what are you doing here then? Why do I need a guardian I didn’t know about?"

Elias cleared his throat. "I’m sorry about that, again, Luna. It’s just that—"

Before the words would come out of his mouth, Ramsey cut him short, drawing me closer against his side. "We should clean up first," he said, his voice tight with concern. "Are you sure you’re not hurt?"

Nanny finally came back to the room in fresh clothes and without any preamble, or rather, I would say with her eyes burning with fury, walked up to Elias, who took one step back when he saw her approaching.

"Tell me what those creatures were and what they wanted with my daughter."

Elias scratched his head uncomfortably, looking to Ramsey as if he was asking for help. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Ramsey sighed and took a step forward. "We’ll talk about all of that later, Miriam. How about we try to clean up the house first and sort out the roof issue? It’ll be night soon, and we can’t sleep with a hole in the ceiling."

Nanny turned to Ramsey, her eyes blazing with anger. "If you think I would allow my daughter to stay in this same house after hearing clearly from one of those creatures that they came here to kill her, then you’re insane." She paused, then added with icy politeness, "Respectfully, Lycan Leader."

She stretched forth her hand to me. "Come here, my baby."

I untangled myself from Ramsey’s protective embrace and walked to Nanny, who immediately wrapped me in her arms.

"Wait a minute while I go get our bags," she said, stroking my hair. "I’ll call the doctor and the healer to meet us so we can go home where it’s safe."

Elias approached us hesitantly. "I’m sorry, High Priestess, but—"

"I’m not a High Priestess, Miriam to you." Nanny shut him down immediately, her voice filled with irritation.

Elias scratched his head and muttered, "But you have the mark..."

"And so what?" Nanny fired back. "Do you have a problem with that?"

"Let’s all take a breather here, Miriam," Ramsey said quietly. "You still have the aura of a High Priestess even though you no longer perform your duties."

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