CHAPTER 105: THE GOD OF WIND/THUNDER.

Kaito could not believe his eyes. This felt like someone had pulled a stunt just to make him look like a mad person before the Academy authority. He walked back to the room, his steps heavy with anger, and stared at the spot where the camera had been installed yesterday. It was gone—completely cleared away like nothing had ever happened.

"Someone is trying to drive us crazy," Renn said as he stepped out of the bathroom, still shaken. He looked straight at Mr. Slade. "Are you the one who worked overnight? Why is the bathroom all cleared?"

"I don’t know what you’re talking about," Mr. Slade replied firmly, his eyes cold with doubt. It was clear he didn’t believe a word of what the boys claimed to have seen last night.

"How come you don’t know what happened when this is the house you’re in charge of?" Taros said sharply, narrowing his eyes at him. "If this was happening in North House, trust me, I would know exactly what was going on."

"So now you’re blaming me?" Mr. Slade shot back, placing a hand on his chest in disbelief. Taros shrugged, making it clear he wasn’t backing down.

"Can we all stop this nonsense and come to an agreement?" Principal Valois’s voice cut through the tension. Her gaze swept around the room. "The students here were moved upstairs because of the mess you left last night. But none of them saw what you’re claiming you saw, Kaito. I need time to work on this and find out the truth."

"So we just sit and wait for you while you ’work on it’?" Renn asked bitterly as he dropped onto one of the beds. His anger was still burning.

"Mr. Slade will handle this and we’ll be fast—" Principal Valois began, but Renn’s laugh cut her off.

"As usual, someone’s shifting responsibility," he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "Don’t mind me, old habits. But I think this matter is far more delicate than we’re treating it."

"That’s true," Kaito said quietly, turning toward her. His calmness sent a chill through her. "Why don’t you take twenty-four hours to figure this out? We will too. We need to know why the safe in the wall is gone. This is serious, because I don’t think Evan is working alone."

"I doubt it too," Renn added darkly. "That bastard threatened Angel with blood in the locker. You, of all people, know what that means."

Principal Valois’s eyes flickered with something close to shock, though she kept her face composed. "I’ll look into it then. But I still don’t believe anything of that sort happened here. Maybe both of you misunderstood what you saw."

"Look at the same person you told us to trust?" Taros turned to Renn, his voice filled with disappointment. "You said she would never lie. She can’t even stand by you when you need her most."

There was a tense silence before Principal Valois finally spoke, pretending not to hear what Taros had said. "I will start the investigation immediately. There is no need for you to panic or alert the rest of the students. Let’s keep this between us. If I cannot get the result by tomorrow, I will inform the parents at the meeting. Is that clear?"

"Do something about it," Kaito said firmly before turning to his brothers. "If you’re done here, can we go?"

Renn and Taros were not ready to leave, but arguing further with the principal would lead nowhere. They walked out together, the air still thick with unspoken tension. On the way, Renn reached into the pocket of his trousers and pulled out his phone. He swiped left and scrolled through his gallery, showing his brothers what he had captured.

"I took images of what happened yesterday, but they’re going to implicate Angel," Renn said quietly.

"I still can’t believe Angel is a girl. The two of you hid it from me," Taros said sadly. He was still reeling from the shock of Kaito explaining the evidence Evan had against her.

"I didn’t know until a day ago. If you’re angry, direct it at Renn. He knew for a long time and kept it a secret from all of us," Kaito replied without looking at him.

"I thought you’d forgiven me, man?" Renn asked, pausing his scrolling. Everyone kept pointing fingers at him for keeping it a secret, yet none of them had figured out that Angela was a girl even though they spent more time with her than he did.

"No. Who said so?" Kaito shot back, his brows furrowed. He had no intention of letting it go, or Renn might do it again.

"Why is everyone blaming me?" Renn asked, spreading his hands in frustration as he began walking backward. He knew what he was about to say would get him in trouble, but he said it anyway. "Taros is Angel’s friend, yet he couldn’t even tell she was a girl. How is that my fault?"

Taros’s lips parted, but no words came out. He looked at Kaito, hoping for support.

"He is trying to make us look stupid," Kaito said in a low tone. Then he raised his voice at Renn. "What are you trying to say, bro? Don’t blame Taros for this and don’t try to shift blame because you are not escaping it."

"I am not shifting blames, Alpha Kaito," Renn chuckled, shaking his head with a smile that only made things worse. "Your case is more serious than Taros’. You slept on the same bed with a girl for weeks and still could not tell she wasn’t a boy. Is your manhood that weak?"

The moment he saw the change in Kaito’s expression, Renn knew he had to run for his life. The wind suddenly blew harder than it had a minute ago, and he was sure he had just angered the god of winds.

Using his primal power, Renn raced toward his dormitory like a cheetah, his feet barely touching the ground. He could already feel Maiti charging after him with the same speed. This was going to be fun.

Taros was about to join the chase when Principal Valois stepped out of the dormitory with her new handbag, Mr. Slade, at her side. They both looked around, trying to figure out what was going on.

"Don’t panic. Renn and Kaito are just having fun," Mr. Slade told her.

Principal Valois took a deep breath and sighed in relief. For a moment, she had thought it was something serious. "One of these days, I’m going to die of a heart attack, and it will be you and your brothers’ fault."

"I will revive you, ma," Taros said, trying hard not to laugh. From the look on her face, he could tell she had already decided he was no different from the rest of the Alphas.