Chapter 345: A Crown Too Heavy

When Griffin roared, everyone listened.

Because honestly, who in their right mind would challenge that hulk of a man?

So far, Griffin had managed to keep his beast in check, but no one in that crowd doubted the nightmare it would be if he let it out. Even now, standing there, he towered over every single one of them. And with the way he glowered at the students, they backed off fast, their bravado shriveling like wet paper.

When the silence stretched on for more than a minute, Griffin finally spoke, his voice tight with restraint. "This is the last day of Parents Week, and I will not let any of you ruin that. Do you hear me? If anyone has a complaint after that, you can bring it up properly. Am I understood?"

Only a few mumbled their response.

That was until Griffin roared again, "Am I fucking understood?!"

"Yes, Alpha Griffin!" They chorused at once.

"Good." Griffin’s voice was nothing close to kind. "Now get the hell out of here."

Without waiting for another word, the students began to disperse, some faster than the others, stumbling over their own feet in their eagerness to escape.

So much for not being afraid of him.

To make sure his point was clear, Griffin added darkly, "And if I see any of you wandering near this shack without permission from the original occupants, me and you are going to have a problem. And trust me..." His eyes flared yellow, his wolf creeping to the surface, his voice a growl that sent shivers through the air. "You don’t want a problem with me."

feet to make a statement suddenly doubled their pace. It wasn’t long before the area was cleared, leaving them in thick, suffocating

of relief. That

then she caught Griffin’s expression. The hard frown

I swear it," Violet confessed quickly,

something one plans, Violet. It doesn’t happen overnight. It builds, festers, until boom, here we are and

it’s Violet’s fault?" Lila cut in sharply, her tone hot with frustration. "Or have you forgotten it was

have tricked her, but Violet has always fought against the system. And like it or not, this rebellion was bound to happen. You

maybe the system was so flawed it needed to burn," Daisy

added, her voice equally rising in volume, "And let’s not sugarcoat it, Griffin. You’re more worried about how this threatens your control over

tension was suffocating now, and Violet

"Enough!" she roared.

snapped still, as if the whole world

turned to Griffin. "You’re right. I’m responsible for this, but only partly. With the classism you guys introduced, this academy was always heading for a faction split. I just happen to be the poor girl stuck in the middle of it. If it wasn’t me, someone

softer but no less firm. "We have to tell him.

the cardinal alphas by name, but her friends caught on fast and their

can’t do this,

"No, you can’t!"

"You fucking can’t!"

fucking tell me?!" Griffin barked, stepping forward,

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