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

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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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he looked far too young and Xander seemed like my age.

me. The man by the door lingered for a moment longer, his eyes still on me, before he

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

at being caught before I quickly turned

was something off about

quite figure out what. W

discussing, with

ntinued the

ontributing

on the other hand

desk without looking at

Caldwell.

suddenly called his attention, though her smile seemed a little strained. Could she feel it too? I

read it?”

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“It’s a good book, but it’s a little too… idealistic, don’t you think? Offred was a fool. She should have known better than

There was something strange about the way he said it, as though he

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uneasy, though I couldn’t

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 so

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

coming, I

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

up a tray of food, and made my way to an empty table. I could feel eyes following me but I didn’t

that really

to

“She looks…different.”

just taken. bite of my sandwich when

to grace us with her presence.

my food. I calmly took another bite, the room was now

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down on the table. “I’m talking to you. What’s the matter?”

up at her now. She was standing before me, flanked by her usual group of friends. Her eyes raked over me, a sneer twisting her perfectly glossed

sighed “Don’t you know it’s bad table etiquette to interrupt someone eating?”

lot of nerve, Lyla, showing up like this and speaking to me in that manner. Did you think wearing some cheap new

you’re still the same freak you’ve

with her giggled, the filling the Cafeteria.

gh–pitched laughter

clothes all you want, but

school weirdo.”

my sandwich. I could feel anger bubbling up inside me, but it was

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victim they expected me

reacting to them and apparently frustrated decided to escalate things. With a dramatic flourish, she picked up her used food tray and dumped its contents onto my food. Her friends. followed suit. giggling as they emptied their trays into my