Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter 206

eyes scanning the unfamiliar surroundings.

The small public school was a far cry from the isolation of the cabin, but Matthew knew it was time for the children to face the world beyond the woods. Dressed in plain clothes he'd picked up at a secondhand store, Elyra and Dain followed him into the building, their wide Elyra clung to her brother's arm, her silver hair catching the morning sunlight through the windows. Dain stayed close, his fiery orange eyes darting suspiciously toward every noise and movement.

The moment they stepped into the crowded hallway, the whispers began.

"Who's that?"

"Look at her hair! Is it dyed?"

eyes are

down, trying to ignore the murmurs. But it

a boy called out, snickering with his

tightening on Dain's arm. Dain's jaw clenched, and

that again," Dain

laughed nervously but didn't back down. "What are you gonna do

Elyra whispered urgently, tugging

boy and his friends kept laughing, their voices fading as they

had stayed just out of sight, watched the exchange with a sinking heart. He wanted to storm in, to shield them from the cruel reality of their peers, but he

the day, Elyra was quiet, her usual glow dimmed. Dain's mood was simmering just below the surface, his protective instincts

Matthew told