Chapter 0461

completely - that there was no real proof that he shot Ari with the intent to kill."

"The committee met," Ben says, casting a hand out towards Alan as he moves towards the door followed by the man in brown, apparently wanting to get to his first class earlier than the rest of us. "They decided that the case was too inconclusive to kick Wright out "Um, hello!" I say, pointing vehemently at myself. "I am the proof! Me! I told them that he did it on purpose!"

"I know," Ben says, turning towards me with a little frown. "And for what it's worth, Ari, I think they believed you. But... technically, it was one cadet's word without another. And they did send us into the Examination with weapons in hand - people get hurt in there. The compromise was that Wright is on probation and must be guarded at all times."

"Shit," Rafe says, crossing his arms as his eyes follow Alan across the room and out the door. "Well. We'll just see how long he lasts."

"What does that mean?" I ask, leaning forward towards him, narrowing my eyes.

not used to from him - which I've only really seen when he's boxing, if I'm being truthful. "If he's happy to use violence to take you out in Academy-approved ways, then we're going to

gigantic Alpha. "None of you

his place at my side. "He's not going to be cowed by this - I

my plate, considering this point. But still, I shake my head. "I won't be part of that - I won't stoop to his level. No one makes a move against Wright unless he makes a move against me." I raise my eyes and slowly look around the table. "Am I

surprise, everyone just looks evenly at me. Except

shooting you in the gut with a

charge, even if we are smug enough to sometimes

his teeth, but I can tell by the way he exhales slowly through his nose that

still as brutally capable of violence as we all initially assumed he was. I look up into Jackson's stark face and can't help but smile, ridiculously pleased and proud to have him on

he reminds me, turning his head to look into my eyes and using

but Jackson just smirks a little and looks away, not wanting to make another scene

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