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?"

out his eyes are

head down, trying to ignore the murmurs. But it wasn't

Freak!" a boy called out, snickering

on Dain's arm. Dain's jaw clenched, and his fiery gaze locked

Dain growled,

laughed nervously but didn't back down. "What are you gonna do about it, freak

Elyra whispered urgently, tugging

boy and his friends kept laughing,

them from the cruel reality of their peers, but he knew they had to face it.

dimmed. Dain's mood was simmering just

Matthew told