A Beauty In An All-Male Alpha Academy

Chapter 67: Marking/Claiming

"Snap out of it."

That was exactly what she had told herself earlier. It was safer if Taros never found out the truth. Her life was a mess, and she didn’t want to pull him into it. But was he not already part of it? He was her mate...the sweetest of them all. The one who made her feel safe.

Angela leaned back in her seat, lost in her thoughts. It couldn’t be a coincidence that the four most powerful Alphas in the Academy were her mates. Something bigger was going on. Something beyond her understanding. She needed answers. But where would she find them? The library? Or maybe ask some of the students who had been around longer?

Her thoughts were cut off by a knock and a voice.

"Can I come in?" Alex asked.

Taros had already left, just about three minutes ago, after they agreed on where to meet later that evening. Angela had completely forgotten that Alex would be returning. And now she had to deal with him and all his suspicious questions.

She quickly spoke before he sat. "Renn..."

"I didn’t see or hear anything," Alex raised both hands as he walked to his seat. The same way he always did—acting like he wasn’t curious, like he didn’t care. Angela couldn’t tell if he was afraid of the Alphas or just genuinely good at minding his business.

"Since you’re not interested, I won’t tell," she said, rolling her eyes as she pulled her books from her bag.

"It’s not like I wanted to know," Alex muttered. But then he noticed how annoyed she looked and added, "Girls... you’re just as difficult as my sister. What did I even say wrong now?"

"Everything," she replied without thinking.

Alex shook his head, bringing out his books too. "But I can guess what’s going on between you and them," he said. "Don’t worry, I won’t interfere. I get it now... I didn’t understand before, but since I know your identity, it makes more sense. They’re drawn to the fact that you’re a girl."

Angela sighed quietly. He was close. He just didn’t know the full truth—that the Alphas weren’t just drawn to her. They were her mates.

"Do you think there’s a way to stop it?" she asked, almost in a whisper.

"If one of them claims you, the others might back off," Alex said. "But it could also mean the rest would fight for you, and that becomes a real mess—an Alpha versus Alpha mate war."

Angela shifted in her seat. Her palms were sweaty, her heart beating fast. "I thought humans couldn’t be fated mates. Aren’t they considered... unimportant?"

"It’s rare, almost unheard of, for an Alpha to have a human as a fated mate. But they can still love one. Like

listening carefully. She

a true mate somewhere, right?"

Alex answered. "They can mark you before they meet her, but they’ll still have to claim

"Wait... so they can mark someone else before their

Marking can happen out of love or desire. But the claiming—true claiming—has to be done with their fated mate," Alex explained. Then he chuckled softly. "Why am I talking like this is

confusion. She was beginning to understand how the werewolf world worked, but it didn’t make things any easier. "Can they claim someone

up. "Marking always comes first,

her head. "How does

book. He spoke slowly, like he was choosing his words carefully. It wasn’t just a random conversation anymore—it was part of what they were studying for history class. Still, it felt personal. Almost

claiming? How is that

then chuckled nervously and looked away. She could see the way his ears turned red. Why was he

don’t think you really want to

done through sex," Stales’

in confidently and sat down in the chair in front of them, as

claim a mate," he

a joke,

made that rule?" she asked,

it was the most normal thing in the world. "We actually love it. Claiming helps build the bond and makes it stronger. Plus, it’s how our kind keeps growing. You’ll love it too... unless, of course, you don’t like your

but her fingers tightened around the edge of her desk. Her wolf stirred quietly inside her, clearly uncomfortable with the way Stales

just reject a mate

remembered what Alex had told her before... during the obstacle test. She couldn’t reject

mates are Alphas. Whoever is

laugh. There was nothing funny about being trapped in something she

not fated to the Alphas, so don’t panic," Stales added quickly, scrolling

Angela didn’t respond.

request," he said with a grin. "She even said hi

at Stales with a slight smirk. Then her eyes moved to

found your mates?" she

looked like he