A Beauty In An All-Male Alpha Academy

Chapter 72: The Black Van.

"You think I’m buying this?" Mr. Slade asked as he leaned back in his chair, rocking it slightly while pressing the pen cap against his lips. Kaito wished he could walk up to him and shove that pen down his throat, but no. The rules were clear. No laying hands on teachers. A stupid rule, but still a rule.

"We meant it," Kaito said, tilting his head to glance at the boys he had dragged into the office. They looked pathetic, eyes lowered, faces heavy with guilt. They even had Kaito fooled for a second. If he hadn’t been the one who planned the whole act of fake apology, he might have believed them himself. "The boys are truly sorry. That’s why I brought them here. I want this to end in a mature way... without violence."

Mr. Slade studied them quietly for a moment, then shook his head. "I don’t buy it. These same boys came to my office an hour ago—before I called you and Renn. I thought they were coming to apologize then. But no. They refused."

He sat forward suddenly and pointed at Alex. "This one right here told me he wasn’t wrong and wouldn’t apologize. So what changed? Do you think I’m that easy to fool?"

Kaito looked at Alex, who looked like he was about to cry. It took everything in him not to laugh out loud, but he stayed in character. "I’m apologizing on their behalf because—"

"That’s exactly why I don’t believe you," Mr. Slade cut in, chuckling bitterly before going stone cold. "You? You never say sorry, not even when you’re clearly wrong. And now you’re here playing the hero? This whole thing is a performance, isn’t it? Just another show from the famous Alpha of the West Pack."

"No, it’s not about me," Kaito said, his jaw tightening. He was doing everything to stay calm, for Angel’s sake. If not for him, he would have already flipped the whole room upside down. "I told them they can’t just go around fighting and hurting people because they think they’re right. That’s not strength. That’s foolishness."

"Where is the main villain of the story?" Mr. Slade looked around the room, clearly searching for Angel. He already knew the boy hadn’t come to apologize. He had seen the stubbornness in his eyes earlier. "See? He’s not even here. And he’s the one who punched our poor Evan."

"He got sick after everything

let them go. The more he talked, the more Kaito felt like screaming. Was this man actually enjoying the sound of

thought and stared at the two boys in front of him. They had apologized

I accept the apology," he finally said. "But you’ll both make a video apologizing to Evan Thatcher.

to smile and spoke with a tone that barely passed as respectful. "Sure. They’ll do it tomorrow morning. A big sorry to Evan. He didn’t deserve

said as he opened a file on his desk. "Now, until then, please

clear. Mr. Slade would never dare speak to him like that if not for this situation.

didn’t say another word. He waited for the boys to walk

slowly. The air felt better out here. He had felt like choking in there. The whole room

they walked down the stairs. He hated that he had brought this whole mess to his Alpha

He was about to say more when his eyes caught something odd—Principal Valois standing with a few

a few seconds before the van began to move. At first, it crawled like every normal

before. Sure, people came and went from the principal’s office, but something about this felt different. The Alphas on the board were always introduced to new