Chapter 55: He Knows?

Her lips parted, but no words came out. Angela looked around and saw that some of the students were watching. Their eyes were fixed on her and Renn, curious about what was going on. She turned back to him and saw it clearly—he was angry. Really angry.

She wished she had never come to apologize. This was exactly why she hated saying sorry. She had told Stales before that apologies often made things worse. And now, look at what Renn had done after hers.

Angela swallowed her pain, held back the anger rising in her chest, nodded quietly, and walked away. As she made her way back to her friends, her mind was spinning. What was wrong with Renn? Just moments ago, he had protected her like she meant something, like he cared. He had cleaned her wound, stood up for her, and now he was asking what gave her the right to speak to him?

It was hard to believe. In their dream, he wanted her so badly. He held her like he would never let go, and now he was acting like she didn’t matter. Angela didn’t know which was worse—him knowing the truth about her, or him still thinking she was a boy and hating himself for falling for her.

"What did he say?" Stales asked the moment she returned. "That ended too fast."

"He said I shouldn’t talk to him," Angela replied, her voice shaking slightly. She held the coffee cup tightly, trying to keep it from slipping out of her hand. She still couldn’t believe it. "He acted like the same old Renn... like nothing happened."

"Strange," Alex said, standing up with a confused look on his face. "He almost killed Xavier over you, and now he’s treating you like a stranger?"

Angela didn’t respond.

"I don’t know," Alex continued, "but I think he’s found out your secret. You should think hard. Did you drop any clue? Anything that could’ve made him suspect?"

Before she could reply, Renn’s voice cut through the room, calling the class to order. The combat session had started. They all stood and began walking toward him.

"You guys be watchful," Alex said as they walked. "That person who posted the video is still out there. If you see anything strange, report it fast."

Angela and Stales nodded. They hadn’t forgotten about the video. Someone was trying to ruin her, and that threat was still very real.

who now stood in

back and forth. "The ones who can’t even throw a decent punch. We’re going to teach you how to build strength,

to stay in this Academy," Renn said, his voice sharp and cold. "We don’t accommodate losers or weaklings here. You already know who you are. If you

about her. She didn’t know why he didn’t just call her out and get it over with. Still, she moved to the right, feeling every pair of eyes on her. She

train this group," Alpha Renn continued, his voice

and stopped only when he did. Since they weren’t that many, he placed some in front of the

walked past Angela like she didn’t exist, like she was invisible. "If you had a dream last night

eyes widened. Her chest tightened. He had brought up the dream. He knew. He fucking knew, and yet here he was, acting like she was trash beneath his boots. Her heart was racing so fast she thought she might pass out.

he was using

in that cold mind of his. Had he already told Hiro? If he had, Hiro would’ve come for her by now. He wouldn’t keep quiet. He’d torture her just to make her break, and then he’d hand her over to the Academy. They’d throw her out without a second thought. Kaito would be disappointed. Taros

what? Her uncle would finally get what he always wanted. He’d drag her back home and

to think further. The more she did, the more her heart pounded. And she feared that if it

voice snapped

working hard, sweat pouring down their faces. She had just been standing there,

explain, but stopped herself. What was the point? He had already made it clear she

empty sandbag and began to punch it. Her blows were messy and weak, but she didn’t care. It wasn’t about impressing anyone. It was about surviving this moment. She would work on herself. She would grow stronger. And she would do it without needing Renn to stand

like she was

teach me," Angela snapped between heavy breaths, her fists slamming into the sandbag. "You enjoy watching me

"That’s what you think?"

it clear

mind. Because this guy? This guy was acting like a complete lunatic. One minute cold and cruel, the next minute warm and strangely soft. The switch in him was too much. It was

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