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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his father – he looked far too

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

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

at being caught before I quickly turned

something off about him, too, though

out

with me

ntinued the

ontributing

the other hand remained aloof,

on his desk without looking at Mrs.

Caldwell.

called his attention, though her smile seemed a little strained. Could she feel it too? I wondered. “We’re

read it?”

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“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 in the first place.”

as though he wasn’t just talking about the book as if he was speaking from

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His words made me uneasy, though I couldn’t

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 so intensely and to the feeling that something was about

this. I reminded myself to tell Nanny and ask her for interpretation today. As the bell

coming, I

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I had ever dared to step foot inside. In the past, I had always eaten my lunch either in the

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

that really Lyla?”

happened to

“She looks…different.”

food. I had just taken. bite of my sandwich when a familiar voice cut through the

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

took another bite, the room

atore at 110

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

group of friends. Her eyes raked over me,

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

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 going to change

No darling, you’re still the same freak

with her giggled, the filling

gh–pitched laughter

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

school weirdo.”

eating my sandwich. I could feel anger bubbling up inside me, but it was different now controlled, focused.

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victim they expected me 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