A Beauty In An All-Male Alpha Academy

Chapter 77: Do You Know My Family?

Angela struggled to breathe. Her chest felt tight as she stared at the woman before her. How was she going to get out of this? Lies wouldn’t work this time. This wasn’t just any Alpha or student. It was the principal. A woman who must have gone through her file and, still not convinced, had probably gone to meet Principal Jane.

Angela could only imagine what happened during that meeting. Maybe Miss Valois had forced the truth out of Jane. Maybe she even paid a visit to Grace. That would only make things worse.

Then her heart sank deeper. What if she had met her uncle too? What if they had reached an agreement to send her away from the Academy? A cold shiver ran through her. Her legs felt weak, her eyes cloudy. She could see stars dancing in her vision, but she held on. Fainting wouldn’t help her now.

"You think this is some kind of game?" Principal Valois asked, her voice sharp, her eyes hard. "If the board finds out you’re a girl disguised as a boy, you won’t like what happens next. You have no idea what you’ve brought on yourself."

"I-I had to," Angela’s voice trembled as her eyes filled with tears. She didn’t want to cry, but she couldn’t help it. This could be the end. Any moment now, her uncle could come take her away. And the Academy board? She didn’t even want to imagine what they would do to her. Her life here was already falling apart. "I had problems at home. I ran away. This was the only way. I didn’t want this life, but I had no other choice."

"You don’t break such a Golden Rule just because you have problems at home," Valois snapped. "Whatever you were facing, you should have faced it. Not run away."

"Have you solved all your problems?" Angela asked before she could stop herself. She saw how shock spread across the principal’s face. Her lips parted, but no words came out.

"You can’t solve everything, no matter how strong you are. I’m just a young girl with the worst kind of mother anyone could have. Do you know how many times she chose money over me? What kind of mother does that? Would you do that if you had a child?"

The look on Principal Valois’s face didn’t change. In fact, it deepened. Her eyes were wide as Angela’s words hit her one after another. She clearly hadn’t expected this.

"I grew up in a town where no one wanted me," Angela went on, her voice shaky as hot tears slid down her face. She tried to stop them, but they kept coming. "Not because I did anything wrong, but because of my mother. I couldn’t live a normal life. People mocked me, insulted me, and I became bitter. I pushed everyone away because that was the only way to protect myself. I had no choice but to leave home. I didn’t want to become like her. I don’t want to be a mother that my child would grow up hating. I don’t want to turn into my mother."

found out that she was supposed to be a surrogate to

next, she didn’t

dabbed her eyes. She wiped

said softly. Her voice was low and shaky. It was clear that something inside

tears kept falling said something

mean to upset you," Angela said quietly. She avoided the woman’s eyes. Everything was getting too embarrassing, and she prayed no student would walk in and see them like this. "I just wanted you to understand where I’m coming from. I know nothing I say can make what I did right, and that’s why I’m only asking for your

would throw her out for sure. Her tears had dried, so she forced herself to look stronger, even though she felt

Valois looked at her for a moment, then said, "If I let you stay here, you have no idea what that would mean for both of us. I run the Academy, yes, but the real owners are the sponsors and

Angela wished she had kept her mouth shut. "I mean... maybe no one will

was wondering why you didn’t

could hide from everyone, including my mother. If you can just give

asking

That’s enough for me to finish and go,"

really are something else. Just

arms across her chest. She should’ve known

I wanted to, I would have done it already instead of calling you

It was a lie, but she had to say it. If she mentioned anyone, they would be dragged into this mess. Her friends didn’t deserve that. And Renn... Why was she even trying to protect Renn of all

the principal said, her eyes scanning the surroundings. She turned and looked around carefully, as if she felt they were being watched. Then she leaned in and spoke in a low voice. "Have you noticed anything strange since you got here? With your body... or