A Beauty In An All-Male Alpha Academy

Chapter 242: Her Decision!

A cold shiver ran down her spine, her heartbeat quickened as she listened to the conversation between her father and Principal Valois. The woman knew about her, and she was going to hand her over tomorrow.

The thought alone made her chest tighten. Her breath came uneven and harsh. With her hand pressed against her chest, Angela stumbled to the door, struggling to breathe. She pushed it open and stepped outside, but Alex followed quickly.

"Breathe... take a deep breath," he whispered, his eyes full of worry as he held her arm firmly. Angela tried, inhaling sharply and letting it out in shaky bursts. "Yes, that’s it. You’ll feel better now," he assured her softly, rubbing her back in slow circles. "You’ll be fine... nothing will go wrong."

Before she could steady herself, Renn rushed forward and gathered her into his arms. "What happened? Don’t be afraid, Angela. We will find a way," he promised.

"She knew all along," Angela said with trembling lips. "Principal Valois was only waiting for the right time to hand me over."

"No one could see her true intentions, but now we know," Renn said as he cupped her cheeks, his eyes steady on hers. "I’ll fix this. You don’t have to worry anymore."

Angela’s chest ached as she looked at him. "How can you fix it? How are you going to stop this?" She had already thought of running away if she couldn’t fight Marcus. It felt like the only way to keep everyone from being dragged into her mess.

"I will talk to the principal," Renn said firmly.

"Why would she listen to you?" Angela asked, confused and desperate to understand.

should all come in," he said, and once he saw them comply, he returned inside with

couch, he

him because he knew that making a move against the principal could expose Angela’s identity. If Marcus failed to get her tomorrow, someone else might.

to stand and fight, but he had no idea who the others were. Were they ordinary people, or werewolves, or witches, or vampires? He had no fucking clue, and

asked, looking from one face to another.

we take Angela somewhere safe," Hailey said. "We can’t just fight

admitted, "but from the little Hiro found out with Eliza, Marcus is someone we

his own daughter?" Stales asked softly. "We don’t know that yet, so let’s not conclude too

but he couldn’t say it in front of Angela, not until he was sure. Still, his voice was sharp as he turned to Hailey. "We’re talking about protecting her from her father, Hailey. You saw how that man

she deserved it," Hailey said with a shrug as she stood up. She wasn’t about to defend

as if she wasn’t even in the room. He reached out and touched her arm,

"I just want to thank you all for standing by me. Since I came into this academy, I have met amazing people. My best friends... my mates and their friends. I don’t know

our duty to protect you," Hailey said, and the others

could not hide, but the words she had to say next sat heavy in her chest. "Thank you," she

froze. Her announcement landed harder than she expected. Renn crossed the space to her and took her hands