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

to ignore the murmurs. But it wasn't long before the remarks turned

a boy called out,

grip tightening on Dain's arm. Dain's jaw clenched, and his fiery gaze locked onto the

Dain growled, stepping

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

urgently, tugging at his

The boy and his friends kept laughing,

them from the cruel

the end of the day, Elyra was quiet, her usual glow dimmed. Dain's mood was simmering

told them on the drive

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