The Alpha's Fated Outcast Rise Of The Moonsinger novel Chapter 362

Chapter 362: Tying loose ends...

Ramsey

I glanced back at the pack house, knowing Lyla would be out soon.

"When Lyla comes out, take her there. I’ll join you shortly," I instructed. "Make sure she doesn’t suspect anything unusual."

"Understood, Alpha."

I turned away from the car and headed toward the underground holding cells. There was one more bond I needed to sever before tonight—one that would hurt almost as much as losing Lyla, but for entirely different reasons.

The holding cells were carved into the bedrock beneath the pack house, lined with silver-infused steel that prevented anyone from breaking free. Two guards stood at attention as I approached.

"Leave us," I ordered. "I need to speak with the prisoner alone."

They exchanged glances but didn’t question my command.

I found Lenny in the third cell, sitting on the narrow cot with his back to the door. He hadn’t acknowledged my presence, but I knew he was aware of my presence. The Beta bond between us hummed with tension and unspoken pain.

I lowered myself to sit cross-legged on the cold stone floor in front of his cell, the metal bars between us like a physical manifestation of everything that had gone wrong. The overhead light cast harsh shadows that made the space feel even more oppressive.

Minutes passed in heavy silence. Lenny remained motionless; his shoulders were rigid with anger and hurt. Finally, I spoke.

"We need to break our bond."

No response.

"I’m going to reject you as my Beta, Lenny. It has to be done."

Still nothing.

I sighed, running my hands through my hair. "This isn’t easy for me either, but—"

Lenny’s laughter cut through my words. It started as a low chuckle, then grew into something wild and unhinged—the sound of a man whose world had completely shattered. His shoulders shook with the force of it, and when he finally turned to face me, his eyes were bright with unshed tears and bitter amusement.

"You want to know what’s funny?" he said, his voice rough with emotion. "I regret it. I regret ever letting you and Lyla reunite. I should have kept you apart."

"Lenny—"

"Why?" he demanded, gripping the cell bars so tightly his knuckles turned white. "Why would you want to give your life for her? What is it about her that makes you so willing to throw everything away?"

"You don’t understand love," I said quietly.

"I don’t understand love?" Lenny’s laugh was sharp, painful. "This is love, Ramsey! The bond between us—Alpha to Beta—it doesn’t mean I loved you any less than she does. Have you ever stopped to think about me? About my feelings? Do they matter at all to you?"

The raw pain in his voice made my chest tighten. I’d heard about the Beta bond and how deep it could run. At first, I thought it was an ordinary attraction, but I had seen Beta Gregory after Alpha Logan died—the bond between Alpha and his Beta defiled love in any form.

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