Chapter 8 : You've Triggered a curse!

As the class progressed, Alex Bayly found herself getting uncomfortable. The way Azrael Herrington was looking at her was how a lover would look at his beloved.

His eyes were tender and loving, filled with passion as he gazed upon her. She tried many times to look away but his gaze was affecting her somehow. She couldn't even understand the connection between them.

Sometimes, the other students would notice her spacing out during lessons, but what could they do? They don't even understand what was going on with their teacher or why she would suddenly stop teaching and start staring at the new student.

Unable to stand it anymore, Alex Bayly decided to end the class. "I've given you guys another assignment, do read on it, or this time -10 marks would mean -10 marks. That's it for today, till next class" Alex Bayly packed her teaching manual and study books and left without so much as an eye contact with anyone.

The student who found her behavior weird started to gossip amongst themselves.

"What is wrong with Miss Alex? She has been staring at the new student for quite some time now. Is there something else going on?"

"She is probably scared, they are related, after all, she probably didn't know that her nephew was a murderer, she is going to kick him out and hang him out to dry... eheheheh" (the person laughs)

"Poor woman, She is probably bothered that he is a murderer, and scared he would also come to kill her?"

"Hold on guys, are you sure this video isn't doctored? it has so many glitches and some parts of it raises questions..."

"How could you say that after watching him kill a student? He is a murderer end of story"

While they were gossiping, Azrael Herrington got up and walked out of the class. He couldn't deal with them just yet.

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He strolled down the hall with his head hanging down. He felt saddened about the way his name was soiled without anyone even giving him the benefit of the doubt.

Murder and mass hysteria were two things that are difficult to explain away, while the latter is almost impossible to control.

As he was walking gloomily, he kicked a stone on the ground and kept pacing forward. It was then he noticed a figure standing to his right and watching him closely. 'It was the same old man in white clothes'.

He marched up to the old man, tired of being stared at, and he shouted at him, "What do you want? Why do you keep following me?"

The old man then spoke, "Although unintentionally, you've killed someone and by so doing, you've triggered the werewolf curse, the full moon would soon be here, there is a major pack that dominates this town, once they notice you, they would be coming for you. I can help you master and control your powers till you're powerful enough to stand on your own".

Azrael was looking at him as if he was crazy, " Werewolf? Pack? Powers? What the heck are you yapping about? I thought you were creepy but now you've just damn lost it. I can't help fix your loose screw sorry.." Azrael wanted to be walking away after he spoke but the old man reached out and grabbed his arm.

"This is not a joking matter, this is also how your mother died, she wouldn't listen to me... " The old man blurted out, and immediately, the countenance of Azrael changed. He became angry.

"What do you know about my mother? How dare you...?" He was starting to shout when he noticed that others were looking at him and the old man.

The scene of him killing a boy was still fresh in their memories so they were thinking the worst.

And Already, someone had run to the staff room to go and announce to the teachers, "Come, and see, the new student wants to kill an old man" and the teachers immediately started to rush over.

The old man held Azrael in his arm and transferred a form of blue light energy into him. He became much calmer afterward.

"Visit me by the town square of Wolvescamp by Saturday. I will be free. There is a reason this state and this town are both called Wolvescamp, I will reveal everything to you. Also, don't let go of that teacher (Alex Bayly) no matter what, protect her with your life if you must. She is your soul mate, and also your salvation."

After saying that, the old man vanished.

Azrael Herrington's ears picked up on those last words "She is your soul mate and also your salvation"

Just as he was pondering on those words, Mr. Weasel, Miss Jane, and a host of other teachers came to surround him.

They didn't see the trace of any old man, nor did they see any weapon in his arms. However, the video of him killing a boy was just too scary to ignore.

They didn't know what to say as they just watched him.

He walked past them calmly without saying anything. Surprisingly, Alex Bayly was not amongst the teachers that came.

She wasn't even aware of all these. She was in the bathroom mulling over all that she was feeling and unable to explain.

While she sat on the toilet seat, she picked up her phone and was scrolling through to distract herself.

She went to visit her social media account after months of abandoning it, and as she logged in, a message popped up on her phone.

"Hi Alex, It's Damien, I know you still hate me, I want to talk, I want to explain everything. I still want you back badly. Please respond. I love you..."

Alex Bayly was fuming, she wanted to delete the message immediately but she found out that she just couldn't.

'What if he was sincere? What if he truly wants you back? At least hear him out, if you still hate it then you could delete it. You need closure, you could only receive that from him. Deleting this message won't change anything though'

The more she pondered, the more confused she was, and just as she was thinking, a message was broadcasted across the entire teacher's office building.

"Hello, All teachers are to report to the Principal's office, I repeat, all teachers are to report to the Principal's office, thank you..."