CHAPTER 102: THE BLAME

"Do not tell me that I am the last to know what is going on?" Taros ran his hands through his white hair. He still felt stupid and left out of the latest happenings. "You did not inform me about this, and you were the one who planned everything?"

"I wanted you to rest. You have been working and using too much of your powers lately," Kaito told him. "If you will not think for yourself, I will do it for you as a friend."

"Well done, Kaito," Taros said, knowing fully well he had been defeated in the argument. "You could have still told me about it. Even if I was not going to take part, I could have given a suggestion."

"No, Taros. You heard your friend. It was not necessary," Renn joined in. They had been waiting in the board meeting room for a long time, and it seemed no one was ready to come and answer the questions they had. The delay was starting to piss him off.

"Okay. You are going to win no matter how much I argue," Taros said, shaking his head to end the matter. Kaito laughed at his words, and Taros rolled his eyes before leaning back in his seat.

The room went silent again. After a few minutes, the door finally opened, and Principal Valois walked in with Mr. Slade. The Alphas were surprised to see only the two of them. They had expected the full board to be present, but it seemed only those two had been informed about the meeting.

"Let us stand up for her Royal Highness who kept us waiting, only to appear with the board members she wanted," Kaito said as he turned around in the executive chair. He was seated in the place meant for the chairman of the board, his father’s seat.

"Since when did Mr. Slade become part of the board?" Taros asked, looking to his brothers for answers. They shook their heads, showing they had no idea, and he turned towards the staff. "He should leave if he is not a member. This discussion is far beyond him."

Principal Valois ignored them. She walked to the end of the long table and sat on the chair opposite Kaito, though closer to Renn. She tried to smile at him, but he stood up and moved his seat next to Taros.

The room was quiet as sadness crossed her face, but she quickly tried to cover it with a forced smile.

"That was cold of you, bro," Taros whispered.

"I don’t care," Renn replied with a shrug. He took out his phone and began scrolling through it.

"We need answers, Principal Valois. Yesterday we found out that something strange happened in the Central House. A boy who—"

"Are you saying something strange, Kaito?" she interrupted, a faint smile tugging at her lips. "Who caused the thunderstorm? Did it just happen?"

"Say it directly, Principal Valois," Renn cut in. "Yes, we caused the thunderstorm. What are you going to do? Deduct our house points? That still doesn’t change the fact that an imposter was in this school as a student, and right now another imposter is standing over there listening to our conversation."

Principal Valois sighed. She needed patience to deal with the boys. She turned to Mr. Slade and made sure he said nothing. He nodded in understanding.

"Go ahead and say what is in your mind, Mr. Slade," Renn said, his voice louder now. "I still remember yesterday when you called us into your office, accusing Angel and painting him black. You didn’t even give those children a chance to explain themselves."

"There was evidence, Renn. You saw the video and what happened there," Mr. Slade spoke for the first time. He didn’t want to stay quiet anymore.

"Yes, there was evidence and no one is arguing about that, right?" Renn turned to his brothers, and they both gave their support. "But there were also allegations against Evan. That is why Angel went to his place angrily. If you had given him the same chance you gave Evan, I am sure this would not have turned into chaos."

"Exactly. Now the safety of the students is in danger," Taros added. "We don’t even know what that creature was. None of us saw him except for the two students who were outside."

"What if they are lying?" Principal Valois asked. "Maybe they didn’t see him."

"Don’t start with that, because we won’t finish this discussion today," Kaito told them. "There is no way my Beta will lie about that. He even got hold of Evan’s wristwatch while trying to stop him."

"We left pictures of Angel and papers on the floor in Evan’s bathroom. That is enough evidence to show you there is something wrong with—"

"I didn’t see anything like that when I went to his room," Principal Valois said, her brows furrowed in confusion. She turned to Mr. Slade, and he shook his head. "There was nothing in his room."

"You are joking, right?" Kaito asked in surprise. Were they trying to hide his crime?

"Honestly, I am not. I would not lie about something like this if it were true, and Renn knows that."

Everyone turned to Renn. He sighed, hating the fact that she was putting it all on him. "It is either they did not check properly, or someone is cleaning Evan’s mess."

"It could be her," Taros said.

"No. She is telling the truth, guys," Renn told them. "Principal Valois is no liar."

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