A Beauty In An All-Male Alpha Academy

Chapter 235: Why Not Taros?

It took him more than forty minutes to finally find his mate. She wasn’t in the woods as Taros had claimed, and for a moment he almost believed she had gone back to their room. But then her scent drifted into his senses, leading him toward the mountain.

He covered her trail with his own and raced up the path. When he stepped into the cave, he found her lying there in her wolf form. Relief washed over him, and for the first time in hours a small smile touched his lips. Of course she would come here.

This place had always been his escape. Whenever anger or sadness took over, he would climb up here with Alex to find silence. It was his favorite place, and Alex must have brought her here once. It didn’t surprise him that Angela had chosen it too.

Kaito wanted to wait outside until she woke, but the sight of her pulled him inside before he even thought about it. She was the most beautiful wolf he had ever seen. Her golden fur glowed in the dim cave like the rays of the sun.

He had seen wolves with white fur, brown fur, even black fur, but never golden. That night during the last full moon, when he saw her for the first time, she had stolen his breath away. She still did.

And yet, what good was her beauty when he had filled her heart with pain. He should have been the one to protect her, but instead he had done the same as her parents, hurting her in ways she did not deserve. The thought made his chest ache as he lowered himself beside her.

She slept so quietly, her face calm, almost innocent in the way she breathed. He wanted to wake her, to see her eyes, but what would that change. The moment she opened them, she would only remember the lies he had fed her, the truth he had hidden, and the trust he had broken.

So he stayed still, watching her chest rise and fall, watching the peace on her face that he no longer deserved to see. His hand trembled as he reached toward her but stopped halfway, curling into a fist. His voice dropped to a whisper, soft and heavy with regret.

"I will burn the world for you, Amor. I will do anything to calm the storm inside you, because I am the fool who started it. I thought I was protecting you, but the truth is I was too weak to face my own fears. I am sorry, so damn sorry."

reached forward, aching to touch her, but he froze

could not understand, her face twitching as if she was trapped in a nightmare. Kaito’s heart clenched. He leaned closer and gently stroked her golden fur, his hand trembling, trying to chase away the fear that seemed to grip her even in sleep. He almost woke her then, but doubt stopped him. What if it

her eyes finally fluttered open. For one brief moment she looked at him with such softness it nearly broke him, but it vanished in an instant. She yanked his hand away and rose onto her

rage. Before he could say a word, she lunged and sank her teeth into the fabric of his trousers, yanking hard. He grabbed at his leg, trying

you calm down, please? You are going to strip me naked," he pleaded, but his words meant nothing. He should have known by now who his mate was.

his thighs down to his feet. The other half dangled from her teeth, and her golden eyes locked onto him with the same

and snapped her teeth at him. "I am sorry, please," he begged, his voice breaking as he held on tight. "Calm down, or

her body shifted in his arms. The fur faded, her form changing, until she was human again. She shoved him off her and stood, her

at him. She hated that he was the first face she saw when she woke up. Why not Taros? Why

too, and that made her chest ache. As furious as she was, a part of her hated the thought of hurting him,

but she held back. Mighty

here? You should have stayed with your stupid blonde," Angela spat,

his palms over his face. "You know there’s

of sadness. "Listen to how you call her name. Seraphina. Fancy. Sweet. You even

me right now," Kaito shot back, refusing her