CHAPTER 93: KAITO’S ANNOUNCEMENT.

Angela woke up very early even though she had slept late last night. Her head throbbed as she sat up on the couch. It felt strange waking up in a different room instead of her own. Her eyes quickly moved to the bed, hoping to see Kaito there, but he wasn’t.

The memories of last night came rushing back—how he had kicked her out. The thought alone made her chest tighten, and she wanted to cry, but she told herself it was too early to ruin her day.

Hiro was not in the room. He must have left very early. Angela reached for her phone to check her schedule and froze when she saw sixty-two missed calls from Renn.

Her heart skipped a beat. No one had ever called her that much before. It wasn’t like she had been using a phone for long, but even she knew sixty calls was far too many.

Did he think she had gone missing? Or maybe Hiro had told him she spent the night here? No, Hiro wouldn’t do that. If he had, Renn would already be here, dragging her away.

She stood from the couch and went into the bathroom. Holding her phone in one hand, she turned the tap on with the other and splashed water on her face.

Today’s schedule was almost empty, nothing interesting to do except rest, and she knew that would only give her more time to think. Thinking meant worrying, and worrying meant remembering everything that happened last night.

She took her bath quickly and put back on the same clothes she had worn yesterday. When she was done, she left Hiro’s room. A few students stared at her—coming out of the alpha’s room so early in the morning was bound to draw attention—but she didn’t care. She had bigger problems.

She had decided to face Kaito. He would still be in his room, maybe still angry, maybe still hurt. She didn’t want to think too much about the way he looked at her yesterday, with those eyes filled with pain and the tears he tried to hide.

If she thought about it too long, she would break down again. She wiped the fresh tears off her cheeks with the back of her hand and took a deep breath.

Standing in front of the West House gate, she wondered if coming here was the right choice. Would it make him even more angry? From the way he spoke last night, it was clear he wanted to be left alone.

Still... she needed to say sorry. Last night he had been too upset for her to explain, and she couldn’t let it end like that.

Angela entered the building and headed straight for her room. When she got there, she knocked three times but there was no answer. She tried the door knob, but it was locked. It was clear he wasn’t inside and she had no keys with her.

She was about to turn and leave when her phone vibrated with a message from Stales, asking her to come out of the West House so they could have breakfast together. Food was the last thing on her mind. In fact, she wasn’t even sure she had the appetite to eat today. Still, she walked to the gate and found Stales waiting for her. His eyes widened when he saw her.

"Did you sleep at all last night?" he asked, looking at her face. The dark circles under her eyes said everything.

"Hello, guys," Alex joined them, having also gotten the message from Stales. Together, they began walking down the path toward the cafeteria. "What happened to you, Angela? You don’t look good."

"I asked her the same thing," Stales said, glancing at her. "She looks like she stayed up reading all night." But the sadness on her face told him it was something else.

"I wish that was the case," Angela sighed. She didn’t want to drag them into her problems, but they had asked, so she told them. "Hiro found out about my identity."

The boys stopped walking. Angela stopped too, turning to look at them. They said nothing, but she could see the questions in their eyes, the shock at how this could have happened. She explained everything, step by step.

"Now, I’m worried he won’t keep it to himself," she admitted as they reached the cafeteria. They took trays and got their food before settling in the far right corner of the hall, Angela sitting between them.

Her eyes wandered through the room, searching for Kaito. He wasn’t there. Her heart gave a painful jolt as she thought about how she was the reason for his absence. Where could he be? Had he eaten anything at all?

"You have to convince him not to tell anyone," Alex said while chewing. He took a sip of juice, then looked up at her with a frown. "Is that all that’s bothering you?"

Angela shook her head and pushed her tray of food slightly away. She had no desire to eat. Her appetite had left with her peace last night. "Kaito found out about it too. I didn’t tell him. I still don’t know how he got my photo from a year ago. I had my long hair then and..."

"That’s serious. So much happened last night and you didn’t tell us," Stales said first, his brows drawn together in confusion. "How did he even find that photo? How did you handle it?"

"I didn’t handle anything. He kicked me out last night and I had to sleep at Hiro’s place," Angela said, rubbing her forehead as the memory made her headache worse. "He didn’t even want to look at me. I don’t know what to do."

"I’m sorry about that," Alex said, not sure how to comfort her. Kaito hadn’t told him anything, and they hadn’t seen each other after going their separate ways last night. If he had known, he would have gone to him this morning. "Do you want me to talk to him?"

"No. I don’t want to get you involved anymore," Angela told him, giving him a small smile to show she appreciated his kindness. "We don’t know how he’ll react when he finds out you’ve known my identity all along."

"It won’t be funny," Alex agreed, but there was no regret in his voice. "I still don’t regret it."

Angela’s chest warmed a little at his loyalty. She placed her hand on his arm. "Thank you... all of you are my biggest support." She reached for Stales’ hand, which was resting on the table, but noticed his attention was fixed elsewhere.

She turned to see what he was looking at. It was Kaito and Renn, standing by the door, talking. Her heart skipped a beat. Were they talking about her? If Kaito told Renn the truth, Renn would realize Kaito knew he had kept it from him, and that could cause a fight between them.

She didn’t want that. But before she could think of anything else, Kaito began walking toward the middle of the cafeteria. He clapped his hands, his voice calling for everyone’s attention. Angela’s heart pounded so fast it hurt. She couldn’t bring herself to look up.

He was going to tell everyone the truth about her. He was so angry... he could really do it, right?