The Alpha's Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger by Ejiofor Dorcas

Chapter 32

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Lyla

A wave of apprehension washed over me. There was something in his gaze that sent a chill down my spine.

His eyes, dark and penetrating, seemed to look right through me as if he knew secrets about me that even I,

didn’t know.

He looked like he could be a businessman or

something else…I couldn’t say but what unsettled me more was how he stared at me, as if he had been *waiting for me to notice him. I felt my pulse quicken

a quick tremor passed through m

my head, I wanted to look away but I just cou.’t why was he

here? Was he a new teacher?

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Suddenly, something said sharply in my ear, startling me as I bolted up from my seat.

“LOOK AWAY!”

I finally managed to tear my eyes away from the man, only to notice I was standing and everyone in my class was staring at me strangely including Mrs Caldwell

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and Ms. Hayley.

“Is everything alright, Lyla?” Mrs Caldwell asked eyeing me strangely. “You look like you’ve just seen a ghost.”

My eyes went back to the entrance of the door, the man was still there and his eyes were still on me. I

wanted to tell the teachers what I saw but they were humans and I could be the only one seeing it, I didn’t want them to think I was stupid.

“I…” I trailed off stuttering. “There’s an empty seat next to me and I was wondering if the new student would like to sit here,” I said quickly with a strained smile.

“That’s so sweet of you, Lyla! Ms Hayley beamed with pride and turned to the man at the door “I told you Mr Dupree, our school is ‘the best pla or your son, you don’t have to worry about him fitting in.”

The man nodded but didn’t say anything.

“Xander, go ahead and take the empty seat next to Lyla and let’s go back to our teaching.”

Xander nodded and waved at the man by the door

before making his way towards me. I forced myself not to look at the mysterious man by the door. The man

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too young and Xander

lingered for a moment longer, his eyes still on me, before he turned and

had been holding my breath. Something about that man wasn’t right. And Xander – I turned to look at my new classmate and

caught

about him,

out what. W

discussing, with me

ntinued the

ontributing

the other hand remained

on his desk without

Caldwell.

her smile seemed a little strained. Could she feel it too? I wondered. “We’re discussing Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale‘. I don’t

read it?”

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book, but it’s a little too… idealistic, don’t you think?

as though he wasn’t just talking

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His words made me uneasy,

Xander for a few seconds before turning back to the lesson. The class continued, but my focus wavered. My thoughts kept drifting back to ler, to the strange man – Mr Dupree who had stared at me

to the dream I had when I was sick, and I wondered if it had to do with any of this. I reminded myself to tell Nanny and ask her for interpretation today. As the

I could

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the student cafeteria for lunch. It was the first time I had ever dared to step foot inside. In

food, and made my way to an empty table. I could feel eyes following me but I didn’t care. Finally, I settled on an empty table near the centre of the

that really Lyla?”

happened to her?”

“She looks…different.”

just taken. bite of my sandwich

mockery “Look who’s finally decided to grace us with her presence.

food. I calmly took another

atore at 110

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on the table. “I’m talking to you. What’s

group of friends. Her eyes raked over me, a sneer

Marissa?” I sighed “Don’t you know

scoffed “You must have a lot of nerve, Lyla, showing up like this and speaking to me in that manner. Did you think wearing

darling, you’re still the same freak you’ve

her giggled, the filling the Cafeteria.

gh–pitched laughter

in. “Yeah, you can change your clothes all you

school weirdo.”

and continued eating my sandwich. I could feel anger bubbling up

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they expected me to

With a dramatic flourish, she picked up her used food tray and dumped its contents onto my food. Her friends. followed suit.

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