Chapter 135

Astrid POV

In a flash of a second, Kael was on the throat of the boy who passed the remark, his both hands tightening. He peeled his lips back, showing me a hint of his sharp canines that made me stifle a gasp. I’d never seen someone with such sharp canines.

“What did you say?” he growled at the boy, who balked.

The boy caught his wrist and sputtered, “N–nothing. Please leave. Y–you can’t!”

Other three boys surrounded Kael and grabbed his shoulders to pull him back. “Kael, this is not done!” One of them shouted. “You are crossing the line. We will complain to the principal.”

Toren pounced on the boys and moments later. The sound of punches and fists filled the air, and within moments, the group of four was sprawled on the ground, some curled up in pain, others groaning in agony.

My mouth dropped open, seeing the sheer strength of the twins. Before I could comprehend, Kael grabbed the back of my neck in a possessive way and pushed me away from them, leaving all four as a spectacle for those who dared to speak against me. Everyone around us watched us in pure fear. As we strode through the corridor, people parted, making way for us in the middle.

I had to match my speed with his as I walked with them. My cheeks turned a bright shade of red as I struggled to comprehend why Kael was willing to take such a serious risk against the student body or the school administration just to protect me.

was as if he was in a different zone where only he and I existed and where he was going to do anything to protect me. I did not know what happened in the last twenty–four hours, but his reaction was… scary, and… interesting, and… arousing.

her and she backed off. This was absolutely not what I wanted. Was he trying to isolate me from my folks? Others in the class looked everywhere other than us. Awkwardness coated the air as I sat with Kael, with my heart pounding in my chest like

glared at me as she addressed them. “You both are

narrowed his eyes and got up with clenched jaws. This was trouble and

Astrid,” the teacher said, giving me accusatory

class. Walking hand in hand with Kael, it felt as if I was moving through a fog, completely lost. Why did my nude video go viral and result in me being summoned to the principal’s office? Shouldn’t it be the one who

glared at the three of us standing before him. I fidgeted under his icy glare. Except for the ticking of the grandfather clock in the corner, the room was

three of you, of all people, would be involved in such reckless behavior,” he said, his voice low and controlled, yet seething with anger. “Fighting within the premises of school is equal to vandalizing the

my face. It meant

in his chair. “First, you will each serve a three- day suspension. During this time, you are banned from entering all the classes. I’ll only allow you to practice football because a match is coming up. This will be noted in your records, and I will be personally inform your parents.” He looked at me and scoffed. “In your case, Fred and

Kael interrupted. “This wasn’t our fault. You have to listen

team, a leader of sorts. You gave up on being the president of the student association because you wanted to focus on your game. Both you and Toren. I expected you to set a better example in the future. I hope you use the time of suspension to reflect on

Henson,” I murmured, my vision turning blurry. “Please don’t tell it

suggest that you take a week’s holiday and sit in your home

Chapter 135

was drugged by someone. So whatever Astrid did, she did under the influence

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