A Beauty In An All-Male Alpha Academy

Chapter 186: Claiming My Mate III.

Kaito walked down to the hospital, his mind heavy. He wanted to check on Taros and Dr. Dave, to see if there had been any progress at all. Time was running out. If they did not find a cure soon, Kael would turn into something else, something no one could stop. The thought tore at him, because if that happened, he would never forgive himself.

This time, he was ready to do anything to save Kael, even if it meant giving his own life in exchange.

His phone beeped. He pulled it from his pocket and saw a message from Hiro. He wanted to take Kael to the Pit. A frown formed on his face. No matter how much they feared what Kael might become, Kaito could not accept him being treated like an animal, shut away and isolated.

He typed a firm no and sent it to Hiro. When he swiped, the next thing on his screen was the message he had written for Angela the night before but never sent. He read through it again. It was an apology. He wished they had spoken about the distance between them, that they had found a way to cool the storm growing between their hearts.

He had not sent it, but when he heard she was having her first combat test that morning, he had gone to support her. She had been surprised to see him there. He had left right after, not wanting to ruin her happiness. She had looked so full of life and he wanted her to keep that light. Maybe later they could talk and fix what had gone wrong between them.

He pressed send at last. By evening, things would fall into place. His wolf, restless all week and begging for Angela, might finally calm down.

In less than ten minutes he arrived at South House. Hiro was inside. with Kael, both of them caught in a heated argument.

the doorway. Their eyes turned to him. "What’s going on?

answered with a shake of his head, leaning against the

the door and looked at Kael, who sat on the couch with his bag beside him. "Why do you want

but my appetite has grown too much. And my eyes... they started changing. They are

chest ached at Kael’s words. Kael was his Beta, yet he could not

Kaito said, his voice firm. "You don’t have to

only gave a broken laugh. "You do not understand. I am not doing this for myself. It is for the rest of the students. It is for Angela. I am a danger to her, and I will not become like Evan. I

shoulders. "Hey, I understand what you want to do, but I am not letting you go and live there alone.

in me. Hiro told me the same thing already. But what if I can’t fight

is that clear?" Hiro said, his voice steady even though his chest burned. He did not want the tears to fall. No matter how hard things got, he refused to lose another person he loved.

insist, I will stay. But if anything happens,

Hiro said, sitting on the edge of the bed and facing him.

when it happened. A sudden pull inside him made his body stiffen. His