CHAPTER 136: THE ACCUSATION.

"Where is she?" Mr. Slade asked, a smile tugging at his lips as if he was enjoying the tension he was causing.

Kaito let out a tired sigh, his eyes moving around as though he was searching for something. "I am also wondering where she could have gone," he said calmly. He could sense how nervous Alex was, and he knew if he did not control this moment the pressure might force his Beta to say something he would regret.

"I am not playing with you, Kaito," Principal Valois said, her voice sharp as she frowned. She handed the torch to Mr. Slade and stepped closer, crossing her arms in front of her chest.

"I don’t know what you are talking about," Kaito replied with a careless shrug, though inside he was tense. He noticed that they had not yet seen Evans’ body, and that gave him a little hope.

Principal Valois turned to Taros, her eyes narrowing. "Where is she?"

"I don’t know," Taros answered quickly. His heartbeat was racing but he forced himself to look calm.

"Really? You don’t need to make this difficult," Mr. Slade pressed, his voice low but demanding. "Tell me where she is, right now."

"If I didn’t tell the principal, what makes you think I will tell you?" Taros shot back, his tone dripping with disdain. He never liked the teacher, and it took all his control not to say more. "Mind your own business, man. You are acting like a jealous wife."

"You will not speak to your teacher like that in my presence," Principal Valois raised her voice. "He may be young but he is your tutor, not one of your classmates."

"He shouldn’t speak to my brother like that either," Kaito stepped forward, his eyes glowing as they locked on Mr. Slade.

"You see? He is openly challenging me," Mr. Slade said, shaking his head in frustration. He turned to the principal as if waiting for her to take his side.

Valois hated the situation, her patience stretched thin. She was at least relieved that Hiro and Renn were not around to add more chaos to this mess. "Enough of this nonsense between you," she snapped. Then her eyes returned to the boys. "Now back to the matter at hand. Do not lie to me, or I will deduct a thousand points from your house. I can already smell the stupidity of your actions."

Her gaze drifted toward the tree, the very spot where the she-wolf had been with one of the boys. She was still unsure which of them, but she knew it had to be one of them. "Who is it that broke the rules?"

"I did," Kaito said firmly. He glanced at Taros before looking back at her. He wasn’t even sure why he stepped forward, but he knew it was the only way to protect both his friend and Angela. "I brought her here, and yes, we were together... we were having sex. Trust me, it was good until—"

"I do not care about the details!" Principal Valois cut him off, her face twisting with shame and anger. She closed her eyes for a moment, trying to contain her frustration. Kaito had always been stubborn, but breaking such a serious rule was unlike him. It left her unsettled. "So on the last full moon, you were with her as well?"

"Yes, I see they already gave you the details," Kaito answered, his hand curling tightly into a fist. His chest burned with anger at the thought of those who had betrayed him. Whoever dared to run to the authorities so easily seemed to have forgotten that he was still their Alpha, and he would make them regret it after.

"Five hundred points deducted from your house," Principal Valois declared, stepping closer with a firm voice. "I am warning you all to be careful. I have tried to accommodate your behaviour, but this has gone far beyond what I can tolerate."

"What? Five hundred?" Alex finally spoke, his voice breaking with shock. He turned to his Alpha, his eyes filled with disbelief and pain. Not again. This wasn’t fair. "We don’t deserve this."

"Your Alpha made a mistake," Mr. Slade said, a cruel smile playing on his lips. His words cut deeper than the punishment itself. "Hopefully your house will recover from this. If it isn’t Angela dragging you down, it is your Alpha."

Taros flinched. His chest tightened as he struggled to understand why Kaito would put himself in such a position. "No... this isn’t Kaito’s fault," he blurted out. His voice trembled with guilt. He knew it should have been him, not his Alpha, who carried this blame. But now the entire West house would pay for it.

"Keep quiet. I will handle this," Kaito interrupted, his tone sharp and final. He stood tall, his face set with calm defiance even though inside his blood was boiling. He would not give Mr. Slade the satisfaction of seeing him break.

Principal Valois tilted her head, her eyes narrowing with suspicion as she looked at him more closely. "Who is this girl?" she asked, her voice heavy with demand.

"Hailey," Renn’s voice rang out as he walked up to where his brothers stood. His tone carried anger and mockery. "Your little witch of a sister. You should have seen them together, making—"

"How dare you speak to the principal like that?" Mr. Slade snapped, cutting him off as he stepped forward in rage. But Miss Valois quickly caught his arm, holding him back even though her own hands trembled. Her thoughts raced. Hailey with the Alphas? No, that could not be. It would be a disaster if such a thing were true.

"What exactly do you want to do?" Renn asked, his brows drawn tightly together. He wasn’t surprised by Slade’s reaction, but his own anger was clear. "You should stop protecting people you know nothing about." His eyes suddenly shifted and landed on the body lying behind Kaito. His voice dropped with shock. "What in the world is that?"

Kaito turned slightly and answered in a low voice. "It’s Evan Thatcher."

"What?" Principal Valois gasped, her face paling. She had not yet seen what they were referring to, but the mere mention of Evan’s name sent a chill down her spine. She hurried to where the boys stood and froze when her eyes fell on the body.

Her hand flew to her mouth as her whole body trembled. Evan lay there lifeless, his eyes a deep unnatural blue, his mouth open with fangs visible. But they were not the fangs of a werewolf. She could not even tell what he was anymore, and the sight filled her with dread.

Mr. Slade staggered back, shock written all over his face. Evan was one of his own students, someone under his care, and now this. "What happened to him?" his voice cracked with disbelief as he turned on the boys. "What did you do?"

Kaito and his brothers stood in silence, their faces tight with anger and disbelief. Was he really accusing them of killing Evan? The same boy they had just found cold and lifeless only moments ago?