The Alpha's Fated Outcast Rise Of The Moonsinger novel Chapter 393

Lyla

By the time Kyren and his men finally left their rooms and came downstairs, it was night already, and dinner was ready.

The dining room was dimly lit with lantern-style sconces that cast soft amber shadows across the long dining table. A fireplace crackled in the far corner, offering some warmth to the unusually chilly evening. Eleven members of the Hollow Kin filled the left side of the table while Kyren, ever fashionably out of place, sat at the head, draped in a sleek black dinner jacket, somehow looking both regal and annoyed.

Ramsey sat to my left, his hand casually brushing against mine beneath the table. Nanny, straight-backed and suspicious as always, flanked my right like an overprotective lioness, her eyes scanning every bite and gesture I made.

We ate in relative silence, and I was glad about that. I didn't want to be forced into small talk about anything. Besides that, I noticed Kyren didn't look happy.

Earlier, Ramsey had told me he'd been horrified when he was told he'd have to share a room with someone. We only had eight rooms available. Ramsey and I would stay in one, and since Nanny couldn't stay with a man in any of the rooms, she had to retain hers.

The people from Hollow Kin had no other choice but to stay two in a room. It was either that or staying in a hotel, and Kyren felt that hotels would not provide the kind of privacy they wanted.

Most of the Hollow Kin members had changed from their weird cloaks to regular clothes now, and they looked different and younger than before.

"That was a good meal," one of the council members said with a small smile. "Did you make it yourself, Luna Lyla?"

Before I could respond, Nanny beat me to it. "Of course not. We have hired a kitchen to provide meals for the duration of your stay. Luna Lyla is pregnant and should not be making food for anyone, let alone a large group like yours." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

The man stared at Nanny quietly, then chuckled. "I didn't ask that with malicious intent, High Priestess. I was curious to know how she managed. I am sorry if it came out that way."

"I think you must have mistaken my reply and a reaction to whatever trigger you think you sent. I assure you, I didn't think you were asking with malicious intent."

The man stared at Nanny for a minute before looking away. I reached for my glass of water, taking a sip to hide the laughter that bubbled to my throat.

"You had all the time in the world to prepare for our arrival and make better preparations for our accommodation, Alpha Ramsey. Forcing me to share a room with my uncle…" Kyren said, bitterly shaking his head, "It's torture. He snores loudly, not to mention, I have to lie on the same bed with him."

"I'm sorry, Kyren, but since you won't be staying here for so long, that's the only solution. I got an earful from my wife about buying this house in the first place. I wouldn't want to be scolded again," Ramsey said quietly.

Kyren's eyes darted to me before he sighed and looked away. "You don't have to shove it in our faces that you love your mate. We see it and we hear you both." He sucked his teeth, glaring at Ramsey again. "Mates!"

I took a sip of my sparkling water—pregnancy had eliminated wine from my evening routine—and met his gaze directly. "You don't have a mate, Kyren? Why?"

Several of the council members chuckled at my directness, though I noticed they kept glancing at my stomach with curiosity. The twins had become increasingly active lately, and I often had to pause mid-conversation when they decided to practice their martial arts.

"I haven't found the right one yet," he murmured grudgingly. "I spent the early part of my years travelling and touring the human world. I didn't come back to Hollow Mountain until about three years ago to prepare myself for taking over when my father dies."

"You're not being pressured into taking a wife then?" Ramsey asked.

"There's nothing to pressure me about. We don't have many women in Hollow Kin, and the number of women being born is insufficient. So, it's up to me to mingle with Lycan women from other packs and find my mate, if I'm lucky or find a girl from a good family and make her my mate. We're not crazy about the mate bonds like werewolves," Kyren said.

"You seem not to like werewolves?" I asked, meeting and holding his gaze. "I also heard you referred to me as that 'werewolf woman'. Why?"

"Lycans and werewolves are different, Luna Lyla. In the natural order of things, every animal should be with its family. Mate and marry within its family. This continuous cross-switching would weaken the natural order. If we continue to encourage union between werewolves and Lycans, in a few years, we won't have pure Lycans or pure werewolves. Ask other supernatural creatures like witches and vampires how that turned out for them."

"Most of these bonds are always from the Moon Goddess herself, Kyren," I retorted. "Are you now asking the people to go against her?"

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