A Beauty In An All-Male Alpha Academy

Chapter 21: Reporting To Alpha Kaito

With Hiro still echoing in her mind and her thoughts racing, Angela struggled to calm herself. Her chest tightened, her fingers trembled but then she felt a warm hand slide over hers.

Taros.

His touch was gentle, grounding her in the chaos. "Hiro won’t hurt you. I’m here," he whispered, his voice calm and steady like the eye of a storm.

Angela tried to stay calm, but her body didn’t listen. Her head was full of the memory of yesterday’s game, the way Hiro cornered her this morning, how he spoke with that quiet warning. He was digging, threatening to uncover something she wasn’t ready to face. Her connection to Kaito. Her secret. Her fear.

And it felt like he wasn’t going to stop until he tore her apart.

"Hiro, man—stop it! You’re scaring the boy," Taros suddenly snapped, rising to his feet with tension in his voice.

Hiro only gave a lazy wave and that sly smile before walking away, leaving behind a silence that seemed to breathe relief into the air.

"He’s gone," Taros muttered, settling back down.

Angela felt it too. That heavy pressure around her chest faded. The strange energy, the chill in her bones was gone. The air felt lighter and safer. But she couldn’t rest. Not yet.

She needed to find Kaito.

She needed to tell him what Hiro had said, what he had found out. The last thing she wanted was the entire school knowing the truth about her admission—that it wasn’t earned, that it came from a favor. A secret deal with the Alpha of the West, they would say.

"I need to see Alpha Kaito," she said suddenly, grabbing a napkin and wiping her mouth, barely tasting the food she had just eaten.

her, caught off guard by how quickly everything shifted. "We can go later. Just...

back as she stood up. She caught the expression on Taros’s face. He looked

"I really do appreciate it. And I... I’d love to spend more time with you, Alpha Taros.

nod, though his eyes held something she couldn’t quite read. "Thank you, but..." he sighed and stood too, brushing a hand through his hair. Without saying more, he paid the bill

for the senior students. Angela noticed the difference immediately. Everything looked sharper and more serious. The halls were quiet, the air carried a strange calm. The students here didn’t slouch or talk loudly. Their uniforms were neat, fitted properly. The way they moved,

It made her skin crawl, but she kept her head high until they reached the

the middle of the hall. Through the glass panel, she spotted Hiro sitting by the window. His eyes met hers almost instantly, and he gave her a smile like he’d been expecting her. She

she asked quietly, eyes

to go in?" Taros asked,

"No. I’ll wait

was already enough chaos in her life. The last thing she needed was to walk into a classroom full of seniors

was standing right outside the door. His seat was tucked away in a quiet

into the room, and just

"Isn’t that Kaito’s roommate?"

that the boy? He

out slowly. The disguise was still

lips as she looked away. They were so clueless. And that was

and Angela turned to see what caused it. Her breath caught in her throat when she saw Kaito standing right

muttered,

in one hand, and stared at her. "What

bag but couldn’t tell what was inside. Still, it didn’t matter. Her eyes flicked toward the window, checking to see if Hiro was watching. If he was, he could be reading her