A Beauty In An All-Male Alpha Academy

Chapter 119: Happy Birthday, Angela!

"You got marked by two of my brothers," Kaito said with his brows drawn together, his jaw tightening as he released her face. "Damn Hiro and Renn."

Angela’s eyes widened in confusion. What did he mean? She tried to think back, trying to recall where Hiro could have marked her, but nothing came to mind.

"Renn did it by scent. It’s fresh, I can tell. His scent is all over you," Kaito said with quiet bitterness, stepping back as if the space between them would keep him calm. His voice carried sadness he was trying to hide, the hurt clear even though he fought to mask it. "And Hiro marked you on your lower lip. Did you not notice?"

Angela rushed to the mirror, her hands trembling as she leaned closer. There it was. A faint scar just below her lip, from that kiss she shared with Hiro on the night Kaito had paired them. It had been an accident while they were kissing, and she had not even realized.

"I hate the fact that I am not the first to mark you," Kaito confessed as he stepped closer again. He took her hand, lifted it slowly as though he wanted to kiss it, but stopped midway. A fleeting smile touched his lips. "But I know exactly how to piss them off."

"Who? Your brothers?" Angela asked, her confusion deepening. She had braced herself for him to be angry, but instead he was calm, almost too calm. What was going on in his head?

"No one, my dear. I will remain calm for now." His arms wrapped around her, holding her with quiet possession. She stayed still against him, her heart racing, but after a few seconds he let her go. "Take a shower and go to bed. You reek of Renn. Did you two have sex?"

Her heart leapt into her throat. She froze, unable to lift her gaze to his. How had he seen through her so easily? They had not gone that far, but what they did was close, far too close.

"Are you going to answer me or not?" Kaito pressed, his tone unreadable.

"No. Why would you even think that?" Angela stammered, brushing past him quickly. She acted annoyed, hoping that if she looked irritated he would drop it and leave her alone.

"I don’t know. He is your boyfriend, after all," Kaito muttered with a shrug. "But wait. I will teach him a lesson soon enough."

"You want to get on his nerves, and it is not going to work," she replied sharply as she opened her wardrobe and set the bag inside. She picked her pajamas and walked toward the bathroom door. "You can join me in the bathroom if you want. I am almost eighteen."

Kaito shook his head, a small smile curving his lips. "No. I will not. Just a few more hours, and you will be mine to claim. I will not let your restless heat trick me into doing something I might regret."

the bathroom door. "Heat?" she whispered, startled. Her pulse quickened. She had not expected him to say that. How

Kaito said as he sank onto the couch. He studied her closely, almost enjoying the confused look on her beautiful face. "You are still new, still learning about your body, about your she-wolf side. I hate to break it to you, but you might have been in heat for the past six days. Think about

Angela’s voice was faint, and

and she whispered again, "Is

you. Take things easy, Angela. Don’t let the heat push you into choices you will regret once it passes." He caught himself wondering why he was even warning her. Her heat was

a whisper as she leaned her head back against the wall. She should not be talking about this with him, but he had brought

the room to her. His eyes searched hers with concern. "I know that feeling. You are new to it and it’s pulling you in every direction. You want to acknowledge all your mates. You want to feel each one of them, but you have

curved into a faint smile. "Good. Now go and

her. Her hands moved to her clothes but then his voice came again from outside,

not mean it. But his words lingered. He was right. She needed to control her urges, no matter how overwhelming they felt. It was going to be hard, but she could do it. She was not like

who should

**

morning Angela was pulled from sleep by the sound of her phone ringing. Her neck ached badly, almost like she had been bitten there. She groaned softly as she sat up and reached

his voice filled her ears, singing. His tone was warm and a

"Thank you, dear. I really appreciate this. No one has ever done this for me before."

don’t cry or I’ll come over right now," Stales warned gently, but she could not

tears of joy," she smiled through

I will come once we’re done getting ready," Stales told her. "Wait for us. We’ll

"Okay, dear. Bye."

noticed a flood of unread messages. Alex, Renn, Taros, Kael, and Samuel had all sent their wishes. They each told her happy birthday, wishing her luck for

happy birthday," a voice said, pulling her attention. Kaito was already dressed for school, standing near her bed. In his hands was a small box. "Here, I got

murmured, taking it from him carefully. It was the first birthday present she had ever received. Grace never cared about moments like this, so it felt strange, almost unreal. She opened the box and her eyes widened at the necklace resting inside. It shimmered in the light,