Chapter 30 He Knows.

Chapter 30 He Knows

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“Wee to Silver Quill,” Miss Loveson greeted as bshe /bbstood /bbefore us..

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I noticed Fort standing to the side; as soon as our eyes met, he waved. I returned the gesture with a brief smile before shifting my focus back to Miss Loveson.

This is a highly independent group, and as I, too, carry many responsibilities as a teacher, I need someone to act as the representative for the freshmenb.” /b

“Fort, over here, has the highest grades among all seniors, band /bconsequently represents them. Now, who would like to volunteer among the freshmen?”

Most students turned their attention to Elias, and bI /bfound myself ncing at him, too. To my surprise, he was looking back at me with a spark of curiosity.

Part of me longed for such responsibility. Yet, with the demands of school and my job, I knew I couldn’tmit. Elias was undeniably well–suited for it, but bit /bseemed he had other ns.

“I’m busy with my other clubs,” he stated firmly. “I don’t want to be the representative.”

The others respected his decision without protest. Just then, a hand shot up.

“Me,” Sienna dered, a small but confident smile adorning her lips. “I graduated as the valedictorian in high school and have participated in numerous extracurricr activities. I believe I am the best fit for the role, just after Alpha Elias.”

Her confidence was infectious, and the others were quickly convinced. “No objections?” Miss Loveson asked, ncing around.

the room.

“Alright,” she pped her hands together. “Miss Graves will be the freshmen’s representative, bthen/bb./bb” /b

Sienna beamed with pride, shooting a nce in my direction like she was bseeking /bmy approval.

“Like any other bnormal /bclub, I expect you all to get to know one another. In fact, the sole purpose of this first meeting is bto /bfacilitate that,” she continued. “I need to step out for a moment for a bmeeting /bwith Mr. Wintersb. /bYou may leave once the group bsession /bis over.”

With that, she waved us off before exiting the broom/b. The seniors quickly took the opportunity to enliven the atmosphere.

“Wee, wee! There’s a lot ofpetition here, but outside of that, hope we can all bremain /bbcivil/b,” Fort began. casually settling down baround /bus.

“Let’s take turns introducing ourselves, shall we?”

Sienna btook /bthe lead, shing a sweet smile at the others. Elias, of courseb, /brequired little introduction, as most already knew

When it came my turn my bheart /braced against my chest, but I bmanaged /bto maintain myposure.

my name is Arden, and I’m from the West Lake Pack”

“Oh,” bone /bof the older girls eximed, her eyes widening. “You’re from the same bpack /bas Sienna. Do you two know beach /b

other?”

“Not really,” I replied, noticing the smirk of amusement that danced on her lips. “Thank you for the warm wee.”

I settled back bdown /bwhile the others continued their introductions.

“When are thepetitions scheduled to begin?” Sienna basked /beagerly.

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Fort, appearing rxed, waved her question off. “It’s the first meeting. Let’s keep academia at bay for today. The Moon Goddess knows that’s going to be our constant topic for the rest of the byear/bb./b”

“For now, let’s discuss more casual matters,” he emphasized.

A bcharismatic /bsenior named Cecily shook her bhead /bin amusement. “You’re so carefree. Must be nice to have so many academic points.”

Fort shrugged lightly. “What can I say? Nothing beats the mind.”

Cecily sighed. “You won’t surpass Elias and the other Alphas, though. Their points seem to be socially distancing themselves from the brest /bof us.”

Fort raised both hands bin /byful surrender. “I don’t have any ns on catching up with them. I’m loyal to you, aren’t I?” he asked, nudging Cecily’s shoulder, which caused her cheeks to flush ba /bdeep shade of red.

“Oh. get a room!” another senior called out, prompting groans from the others. Yet, I couldn’t help but smile.

So, they were in ba /brtionship? I thought it was rare in this school to witness such loyalty–yet it wasn’tpletely gone.

“Yeah, it’s hard catching up to your points,” a male senior chimed in, leaning closer to Elias. He attempted to throw a casual arm around his shoulder, but the icy aura bemanating /bfrom Elias made him withdraw it immediately.

“It’s getting harder bwith /ball the True Alphas around, he continued, frustration seeping into his tone. “Nearly all the women on campus exclusively want them. My only chance here is by meeting the virgin band /bsecuring a night with her.”

There it was the dreaded topic about me. Why were they so obsessed with it in the first ce? Before I could stop myself, I opened my mouth to speak.

“Why… bdoes /bthe school have this system? And what’s with the obsession surrounding someone’s purity?”

The conversation fell into an ufortable silenceb, /band I pursed my lips, suddenly regretting my question. Elias turned to me with ba /bsmall smirk bwhile /bSienna wore her disdain openly on her face.

“Well, bthat’s /ba first in a bwhile/b,” Fort muttered. “I guess we’ve be so ustomed to it that we don’t even bother questioning the system. It’s bwhat /bothers bthrive /bbon/bb./bb” /b

I tightened my lips. “Hasn’t anyone else bfound /bit strange?”

“It is,” Cecily murmured. “We’re defined by our points, and those whiq don’t make the cut are brutally kicked out.”

“However,” one of the boys interjected, “Mr. Winters ims it’s merely a representation of the real world. He’s part of the United Factions, so we know he worked hard to earn his bposition/b. bMost /bof us treat him like a bfriend/b, thanks to his disposition, bbut /bdeep bdown/b, the students have a strong respect for him.”

My brows Emitted together in bconfusion/b. None of it made sense to me.

“bAnyway/b,” Fort said, pping his hands to shift the btopic/b, “it’s probably better not to dwell on the system.”

“bYeah/b,” Sienna added with ba /bbsmirk/b, “those who bcan’t /bbhandle /bit bshould /bbjust /bleave. This has been the way for byears/b–it’s not going to change banytime /bsoon.

I nestled deeper into my thoughts band /bbnced /baway. bWas /bI really the only one who found this unsettling? Did I just need to more time to get used to it?

My reflections were interrupted once bmore /bwhen Fort broke the silence. “But the virgin’s identity still hasn’t been revealed, right”

“Yeah, that’s strange,” the male bsenior /breplied, scratching his head. “She should’ve outed herself the moment bit /bstarted. The True Alphas would have their eyes on her, and she’d essentially be a prized possession.”

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my hip to keep from bvoicing /bmy thoughts. They talked about being treated blike /bban /bobject to be unted as if it were something to btake /bpride in

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I noticed Cecily biting her blip /bas well, clearly in disagreement with the male senior’s views.

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“Anyway,” he persisted, nudging Elias with an elbow, “I’m sure you’ve already got your hunch. So, tell me, Alpha–do your bknow /bwho she is yet?”

Elias kept his gaze fixed on the table, but a sly smirk flitted across his lips. With that single expression, his next statement sent ba /bchill through my body.

“bI /bwould be lying if I said I didn’t have a clue.”

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