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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father – he looked far too young and

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

that man wasn’t right. And Xander – I turned to look at my new classmate and caught

blushing at being caught before I

off about him, too,

figure out what. W

discussing, with me

ntinued the

ontributing

on the other

hand on his desk without

Caldwell.

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

read it?”

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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

as though he wasn’t just talking

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uneasy, though I

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 so intensely and

any of this. I reminded myself to tell Nanny and ask her for interpretation today. As the bell rang, signalling the

coming, I

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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

but

really

happened to

“She looks…different.”

had just taken. bite of my sandwich when a familiar voice

Marissa said, her voice dripping with mockery “Look who’s finally decided to

up from my food. I calmly took another bite, the room was now quiet as everyone turned

atore at 110

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

flanked by her usual group of friends. Her

I sighed “Don’t you know it’s bad table etiquette to

“You must have a lot of nerve, Lyla, showing up like this and speaking to me in that manner. Did you think wearing some cheap new clothes or putting oil in your hair is

the

girls with her giggled, the filling

gh–pitched laughter

“Yeah, you can change your clothes all you want, but you’ll never stop being

school weirdo.”

up inside me, but it was different now controlled, focused. I was no

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helpless victim they expected

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

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