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?"

his eyes

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

Moon Freak!" a boy called out, snickering with

Dain's jaw clenched, and his fiery

again," Dain

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

stop," Elyra whispered urgently,

away. The boy and his friends kept laughing, their voices fading as they disappeared

from the cruel

day, Elyra was quiet, her usual glow dimmed. Dain's

Matthew told