h4Chapter 172: More Evans?/h4

    Ang stood with her head resting against the wall, eyes closed as she waited for the doctor to bring her good news. Deep inside she kept ming herself for everything that had been happening. To protect everyone, she had no choice but to leave the Academy, but that decision had to remain her secret.

    "Are you alright?" Renn’s voice broke the silence.

    She opened her eyes and found him standing close, his green eyes fixed on her with so much worry that it made her chest ache.

    "How can I be?" she whispered, lowering her gaze. "I have been crying so muchtely. No matter how broken my life used to be, I never cried this way. Everything changed when I came to this Academy. I epted all the changes, even the ones that told me my whole life was a lie. I lived with it, I didn’t fight it. But now I can’t bear watching people get hurt because of me. I can’t."

    "Hey, don’t say that," Renn murmured, reaching for her hand. When he saw the tears glistening in her eyes, his heart twisted. He pulled her into his arms and rubbed her back. "Come here. If you keep crying, you will make everyone sad."

    "But I already made them sad," Ang sobbed, her tears soaking into his shirt as she clung to him tighter. "I made you and your brothers fight, and now I am putting other lives in danger."

    "Why would you say that?" Renn asked, shocked that she believed it. He didn’t let her answer. "That’s not true, my love. Do you know that before you came, I couldn’t stand Kaito? But now, because of you, we spend time together without trying to kill each other. We even go out together. You gave me peace when I had nothing left."

    Ang lifted her face to look at him. His words caught her off guard. What did he mean, she gave him peace when he had lost everything? Was he talking about his mother? Her heart ached for him. He had no memories of her, and even though that was painful, it was still better than the memories Ang had of her own mother. At least Renn still had his father, and Alpha Gerald had always seemed kind.

    "Hiro and Taros are still fighting," she whispered sadly. "I hate it. I feel so terrible knowing I caused it."

    Renn chuckled even though he knew it was not the best moment. Hiro and Taros were still with Kael and they would not be out anytime soon. "I wish I had been there during the fight. But do you know that Taros would give his life for Hiro?"

    "What?" Ang looked at him in surprise. That sounded both strange and impossible. She knew that Kaito and Taros were close, but Hiro and Taros? That was hard to believe. "I can bet that’s not true."

    "I’m telling you the truth," Renn said, tapping her nose with his finger. She flinched, which only made himugh. He tried again and this time she leaned forward, pretending she would bite his hand. "Try harder, Angel without a surname."

    Her eyes narrowed at him. "What did you just call me?" She looked so small standing in front of him, yet somehow she still managed to make his heart beat faster.

    "Can the both of you stop acting lovey-dovey?" Alex’s voice came from the side. Ang turned, startled to see him standing there with two cups of coffee in his hands.

    She nced around quickly and noticed that only de and Hailey were still waiting outside. Kaito was gone and she wondered where he might have gone. Samuel had juste in with Alex.

    "Is it that obvious?" Ang pulled her arm away from Renn, but Alex only nodded in reply.

    "You don’t know your friend has been crying since we got here," Renn said, his eyes lingering on her with so much warmth that she had to look away. "I only managed to calm her down a minute ago."

    "Oh, I see. Why have you been crying?" Alex asked gently as he handed them the cups. He stepped back, slipping both his hands into his pockets. "Did something happen to Kael that we weren’t told? I know he had a fever from the lupine injection."

    "No, nothing else happened," Ang said softly, her eyes fixed on the closed door of Kael’s room. "The doctor hasn’te out yet. We’re just waiting for news."

    "I see. Kael will get better. We are all with him," Alex assured her. Just then, his Alpha returned from an errand the doctor had sent him on. He gave the blood bags to a nurse and then walked over to where they were standing.

    "Was that for Kael?" Ang asked, her heart racing. Fear tightened inside her chest. She thought he was getting better, or was it getting worse and the doctor just refused to tell them?

    "Yes. He needed a blood transfusion," Kaito answered with a worried look. His eyes stayed fixed on the door for a long moment before he finally turned to Alex. "So what did you find in de’s house?"

    "You don’t want to know, Alpha," Alex said with a heavy sigh. He almost could not bring himself to say it. "The guy is a psychopath. He is sick."

    "We already know that. Say something new," Renn cut in sharply, his face twisting with the hatred he had built for de.

    "Hailey, de," Kaito called out, motioning for them toe closer. He wanted everyone to hear it. Stales was not around, probably asleep in his dorms, and Hiro and Taros were still inside with the doctor. "Go on, tell them."

    "We found out that he’s sick. He’s suffering from a chronic illness, and we don’t think it’s just a sexual infection. There’s more, because of the drugs we found in his room," Alex exined, his voice tight with disgust.

    "The drugs were inside a box. The guy is dying," Hailey added, shaking her head, still in disbelief. The thought that her sister had wanted to match her with someone like de made her stomach turn.

    "That’s too much," Kaito muttered, his shock in on his face. The man had always looked healthy, strong, and agile. How could he be dying?

    "I can’t believe it. He seemed just fine," Ang whispered, struggling to understand.

    "Well, I’m not surprised," Beta de said, both of his hands buried in his pockets. Everyone turned at once, their eyes fixed on him. He only shrugged. "I’m not lying. That guy is always angry. It’s not hard to see. I couldn’t tell exactly what was wrong with him, but I knew he carried something... something personal."

    "That’s true. He is alwaysshing out at us for no reason," Renn agreed with a nod. He turned back to the ones who had gone to investigate. "So that’s all you found?"

    "No. This one will blow your mind," Alex replied, a strange smile tugging at his lips. "Mr. de is a doctor."

    Renn blinked at him, then let out a smallugh as if he had misheard. "I don’t understand. You mean he has a doctorate degree?"

    "No," Alex corrected, his tone sharper. "He is a medical doctor. He treats humans."

    "Gic to be precise. Then we looked into Evan’s file and found something strange," Hailey continued, her words leaving the others stunned. "At first he registered as a human. Only a weekter, he changed it and registered under werewolves. His guardian changed three times too, from his parents, to someone we don’t know, and then to a man named Dr. Dn. He owns a big hospital in Ang’s town. The same hospital where Mr. de had his tests done. I’m certain he worked there... if he isn’t still working there."

    No one spoke. Silence fell heavy among them. Their eyes moved from one another, shock freezing them in ce. Kaito looked at Renn, and Renn looked back at him, both waiting for the other to say something. The truth sank in slowly. The man they had been chasing had already nted himself inside their Academy, building his foundation right under their noses. Only the goddess knew if more like Evan were already hidden within their walls.

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