A Beauty In An All-Male Alpha Academy

Chapter 64: Love And Secrets.

Hiro opened his eyes after what felt like a lifetime. He had been in bed for more than twenty-four hours. It was all Taros’ idea—his crazy way of forcing Hiro to rest. If it wasn’t for the damn medication, he wouldn’t have stayed still for that long.

And to make it worse, it was Saturday morning. Nothing to do. No action. No mission. Just an empty day.

He sat up and looked down at his chest. That was where the bullet had hit him. The pain was gone, but the scar was there—clear and ugly. That wasn’t like Taros. He never left a scar behind. Hiro was just about to complain when the door opened, and in came Taros and Kael.

"Thank goddess. I was about to send for you," Hiro said, looking at them both. He noticed the way they glanced at each other, confused by his welcome. He shook his head. "Taros, man, why the fuck did you leave a scar? You know how much I love my skin. It sparkles, bro. Why?"

Taros didn’t look amused. He walked over to the drawer beside the bed, pulled out a bottle of pills, and placed them in Hiro’s hand.

"It’s a reminder that you should stay away from trouble," he said.

Hiro frowned and touched the scar on his chest. It was just above his heart. A close call. Too close.

"That’s not a good enough excuse," he muttered. That guard hadn’t missed by accident. Whoever sent him wanted Hiro dead. He aimed to kill.

"And next time, you’ll remember that when you look in the mirror," Taros replied, handing him a glass of water. "Take the pills. They’ll clear out any poison left in your system."

Hiro didn’t argue. He took the pills and swallowed them quickly, chasing them with water. Then he looked at Taros.

"Thanks," he said. "But not for the scar. Just the meds."

Taros smiled a little. "All the same."

He sat beside the bed while Kael remained in the chair, silent. Hiro glanced at him and could already guess what was coming. That same damn question.

And just like he feared, Taros didn’t wait long.

"Tell me, bro," he said. "How did you get shot? What did you do this time?"

looked away and rolled his eyes. This again. Kaito had asked the same thing last night. Now it was Taros. Renn would come

he leaned back into his pillows. He had hoped they’d be glad to see him awake. But no, they were

full agreement. "You got shot in the chest with a deadly bullet. If we were one second late,

from light. He didn’t understand why the blue-eyed Alpha was so interested in what

scar," Hiro added, touching his face. "I can’t face any

But

and laughter to cover up the pain. But I know you.

you for finally understanding that it was just an accident," Hiro said quickly "Thanks for finally getting that

Kael said, his voice low and

"then you’ve just created a mess that could pull us all into danger. You know that weapon used on you wasn’t ordinary. It was made

through Hiro’s body, though he didn’t know why. It was just his brother

trying to sound calm. "If there’s

paused, then asked, "Have you seen

here the night you got hurt," Taros replied. He noticed the small smile that formed on Hiro’s face and found it strange. "Don’t

doc," Hiro said

close. Taros had almost seen through him. Almost uncovered the truth. Hiro knew he had to fix the damage he caused. But if

that Principal Valois gave

**

mentioned that Angel had gone missing. The news shook him. He

day attending to Hiro, he stayed back and rested as

Angel had been found. He had gone to the East House. Taros didn’t bother asking what took him there or why.

to go and see him. Maybe they could talk, maybe catch up on all the time they’d missed. But even as he walked, he wondered why he was trying so hard. Since the day they met, Angel had been on his mind, and he

thought about Angel every

hurt more was how much he thought about that moment afterward. Maybe something inside him changed. Maybe he had

just one? Why

things would be easier. He would have told him how much he cared. How deeply he felt. Because this wasn’t a crush.

Angel wasn’t a girl. So Taros told himself he’d make it work another

wanted someone who wasn’t