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

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

about that man wasn’t right. And Xander – I turned to look at my

blushing at being caught

off about him, too, though

out what. W

discussing, with me

ntinued the

ontributing

other hand remained

desk without looking at Mrs.

Caldwell.

Could she feel it too? I wondered. “We’re discussing Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale‘. I don’t suppose you’ve

read it?”

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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 in

though he wasn’t

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words made me uneasy, though I couldn’t

she just stared at 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

I was sick, and I wondered if it had to do with any of this. I reminded myself to

I could feel it…

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cafeteria for lunch. It was the first 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 afraid of being bullied.

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 room. As

really Lyla?”

happened to her?”

“She looks…different.”

my food. I had just taken. bite of my sandwich

voice dripping with mockery “Look who’s finally decided to grace us with her presence. To join the rest of

food. I calmly took another bite,

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

me, flanked by her usual group of friends. Her eyes raked over me, a

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

and speaking to me in that manner. Did you

the same

girls with her giggled, the filling

gh–pitched laughter

clothes all you want, but you’ll never stop

school weirdo.”

anger bubbling up inside

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expected me

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

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