Chapter 140: Stales Lost His Memory?

"Don’t tell me you slept in Hiro’s room?" Stales asked, his eyes wide with disbelief. They were already

dressed, ready for the combined class of racing and long jump, though none of them were sure it would even hold.

"Nothing happened, Stales," Angela rolled her eyes, regretting the words the moment they left her mouth. Now he would never let it go. She knew he would keep teasing her. It would not have been wrong if something happened between her and Hiro since he was her mate, but nothing did, and Stales would never accept that. "I slept on the bed, he used the couch."

"Really?" Stales laughed so hard that his voice echoed across the room. "Can you believe this, Alex? She wants us to buy that story."

Alex didn’t respond. He seemed far away, lost in thoughts that weighed him down. Angela had noticed since morning that something wasn’t right with him. She asked, but all he ever said was that nothing was wrong. She knew he was lying.

"Are you okay?" she asked softly, placing her hand on his arm. He startled as if she had woken him from a dream. "I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you."

"Are you alright, buddy?" Stales stepped closer, worry written on his face. "You’ve been like this all morning."

"I’m fine, you don’t have to worry." Alex tried to smile, but it didn’t reach his eyes. Still, it was better than nothing. "So tell me, have you chosen your race partner?"

"Yes, I have. You and Angela are on my team," Stales replied. He turned, scanning the group to see who else he might want to add. With Alex by his side, many would fight for a spot, but he wanted to be careful with his last choice.

That was when his eyes landed on Xavier, standing quietly in the corner with his arms wrapped around himself. Stales frowned, wondering what had happened to him or if he had still not recovered from what took place.

Stales pointed in Xavier’s direction. Angela and Alex both followed

his voice sharp with rejection. "We don’t need a bully

Angela replied, though even she wasn’t sure why

Stales teased. "Maybe he’s scared of you. Let’s go ask

except a little threatening," Angela shrugged, refusing to carry

then let’s call him over and see," Stales said, and before she could stop him, he waved at

head, watching Xavier closely. His former seat mate would normally have glared at them or even growled by now. But instead, Xavier

the time he reached them, her chest was so tight she could hardly

gave a small nod, and Stales went on. "You don’t have to be so tense.

looked up. His voice carried confusion, not anger. The question stunned them. For a moment, none of them spoke,

blinking as though she had

he stepped closer, resting a hand on Xavier’s shoulder. He could feel the boy’s heart racing beneath his touch. "We are sorry for the way we treated you, even

day?" Xavier asked again, his eyes filled with honest

Angel with a knife," Stales reminded him, his tone

slowly. "I honestly don’t remember anything like that. Maybe it wasn’t me. Please,

raw sincerity. If he hadn’t been the one to stab Xavier that day, he would have sworn Xavier

at once, eager to

guilt sat in her chest even though she didn’t want

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