CHAPTER 98: TELLING THE TRUTH.

"What is your deal with Principal Valois?" Hiro asked again and again. They had just finished from the gym and he hoped his brother would give an answer, but Renn stayed silent. "You know she has been on our suspect list, yet you go to see her."

"I am getting sick and tired of everyone asking me about her," Renn said as he mopped his face with his towel. He picked up his gym bag and started to leave.

"Are you getting angry now?"

"Why not? You keep asking if we are dating," Renn’s voice rose with every word. "Fine. If you think so, then it is..."

"I am sorry. I didn’t mean to..." Hiro stopped mid-sentence and turned to look at him. "Why am I apologizing to you for fuck’s sake? You are clearly at fault here. You didn’t even tell me Angel was a girl. You kept it away from all of us."

Renn sighed. They had already spoken about it this morning and agreed they wouldn’t bring it up again. Yet here they were, going back and forth like an old couple. "She didn’t want anyone to know. It was her choice. You don’t expect me to go against her."

"You don’t go against people in skirts, I forgot," Hiro chuckled, but his laughter faded when he saw Renn didn’t find it funny. "What could be the reason? She said family troubles, but is that enough? She went through so much in our hands but never left the Academy."

"I don’t know. It’s better not to pressure her," Renn said with a shrug as they took the steps. It was evening, and he wondered if he should pass by the West House to see Angela. Just this morning, Samuel told him that Kaito knew Angela had been in his room the night he came searching for her.

It was an awkward situation, but he couldn’t understand why Kaito didn’t confront him about it. Why was he keeping quiet? The thought was beginning to eat at him.

"Maybe Angel ran away because of the people who shot me. It might not just be about her family. Maybe she had a falling out with them, so the Academy was her way out," Hiro suggested, sounding uncertain now.

"I still don’t have an idea of what is going on," Renn told him. "Now that we all know the truth about her identity, we can ask her about it. Maybe she doesn’t even know your attackers."

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The room was dark when her eyes opened. Angela tried to stand up, but two strong hands were wrapped around her. She smiled, even though she had never woken up like this before. Kaito didn’t want to let go of her.

She stretched her hand to the top of the drawer and took her phone. It was already eight in the evening. They had both missed dinner because of... her lips curved into a soft smile as she remembered what happened between them earlier.

The change in his attitude as soon as she came after him to apologize. She couldn’t control herself when he kissed her like that. The way he touched her almost drove her out of her mind. He knew exactly how to send her to the heavens and pull her back down with just his tongue, lips, and hands.

They were going to go all the way, but he stopped when he realized she wasn’t experienced. And when she told him she was not yet eighteen, it made things even worse. Do werewolves care about that? She thought once you were sixteen and had a mate, you could do it.

But she didn’t insist either. She remembered what Stales and Alex had told her. If claiming was through sex, then Kaito should know exactly what he was getting into before doing it. She didn’t want more secrets between her and the Alphas.

Now that they all knew who she was, it was time to tell them about their mate. Angela sighed at the thought. How was she going to do that? Should she gather them together and say it? What if they started fighting? Or should she tell them one by one? That would be unfair.

It was hard to decide, but she had to make a choice and be ready by tomorrow. Time was no longer on her side.

"Hey," Kaito whispered, his voice soft and warm. He hugged her tighter, pressing her body to his. "How are you?"

"I’m fine, but we missed dinner," Angela said. Her heart pounded hard against her chest. With her skin against his, all she could think about was ripping off his shorts and getting it over with... but she forced herself to stay in control. She had to.

It wouldn’t be long before she experienced it.

"That’s not a problem," he said, kissing her. She was surprised he wasn’t bothered. They had both worked all day and needed food to get their strength back.

"It is."

She felt one of his hands leave her body. Angela almost told him not to move. She was so comfortable like this. But he took his phone from the drawer and let go of her completely.

Kaito switched on the light, walked to the couch, and began scrolling through his phone while she watched him. Right now, he looked so much like a mafia daddy. The way his brows lifted one after the other. Then he started making a call, and when he caught her watching, he gave her a smile and winked.

Cold chills ran through her. She wondered if she would melt in bed before he came back to join her.

"Hello, have you seen my message," Kaito said and paused for the person on the other end to respond. Then he added, "Then make it fast. We are waiting."

He ended the call and placed the phone on the couch. Kaito returned to the bed and lay beside her. He pulled her close to his chest and wrapped his arm around her again.

"Someone will bring dinner for you. Do you want anything else?" he asked.

"No. I am fine."

"Good." He smoothed her hair and kissed her forehead. "I don’t want us to leave the bed tonight. Do you want to leave me here by myself?"

"Nooo... I have missed my room," Angela said.

"You don’t miss me?" Kaito’s smile faded as he looked at her. "Wow. I have learnt something new today."

"No, don’t say that. I have missed you."

"You are a smart girl. It still feels strange, but you are actually here in my bed," he began. "You have been a girl all this while."

"Yes, Kaito. No one noticed and I have to tell," Angela said. He traced circles on her arm with his finger, and she closed her eyes, enjoying the sensation.

"I sensed something different about you the day I saw your application name. It stood alone without a surname. I wanted to ignore it, but I couldn’t, so I chose you."

"That was fate pushing you."

"Then, when you came into this room for the first time, something felt different. I wasn’t expecting my roommate to look so small..." Kaito chuckled softly and went on, "Also, your scent. Remember I asked you about it? If you use female deodorant?"

"Yes, but I stopped," Angela replied with a smile. "I changed to male so no one would notice."

"I kept wondering if you were a boy at all, but I erased the thought from my mind because I believed that if you were not, you would have told me."

"I am sorry. I didn’t."

"It’s okay. Can you tell me why you left home to come here?" Kaito asked suddenly.

Her heart skipped a beat in fear. Was it right to tell him she was the girl his father had planned to make his surrogate?

"I am listening, dear. Tell me."

Angela cleared her throat and sat up. He allowed her to break from his embrace, then shifted so he could watch her as she spoke.

"My uncle wanted to sell me off. I had to run away."

"Sell?" Kaito’s eyes widened in surprise. She wondered if he truly didn’t know his father had intended to buy her like a commodity. If he did know, then there would be a problem. "To whom?"

"The West pack. I was going to be sold to your pack, and that’s why I ran away. I wanted a different life for myself," she said, letting the truth out of her chest. No more lies, she told herself. But what if this ruined everything?