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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too young and Xander seemed like my age.

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

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

at being caught before

was something off about him, too,

figure out what.

with me

ntinued the

ontributing

on the other hand remained aloof,

hand on his desk without

Caldwell.

little strained. Could she feel it too? I wondered. “We’re discussing Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s

read it?”

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lips curled into a faint smirk. “I’ve read it,” he said, his voice low and smooth. “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 to chase a dream that was never real

the way he said it, as though he wasn’t just talking about the book as if

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me uneasy, though I couldn’t

the lesson. The class continued, but my focus wavered. My thoughts kept

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 bell rang, signalling the end of class, I gathered my things, my mind still

I

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time I had ever dared to step foot inside. In the past, I had always eaten my lunch either in the bathroom or outside by the field, too

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

that really

happened to her?”

“She looks…different.”

taken. bite of my sandwich when a familiar voice

decided to grace us with her presence. To

up from my food. I calmly took another bite,

atore at 110

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snapped, slamming her hand down on the

was standing before me, flanked by her usual group of friends. Her eyes raked

you know

in that manner. Did you think wearing some cheap new clothes or putting oil

the same freak you’ve always

giggled, the filling the

gh–pitched laughter

them, chimed in. “Yeah, you can change your clothes all you want, but you’ll never stop

school weirdo.”

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

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helpless victim they expected me

up her used food tray and dumped its contents onto my food. Her friends. followed suit. giggling as they emptied