Chapter 240: Can You Control Yourself?
After her bath, Angela reached for the towel, drying herself before stepping out. She thought he had left already, but there he was, leaning against the wall near the door, watching her quietly.
For a second a smile tried to break through, but she quickly buried it beneath a frown and turned away, slipping into her clothes. Taros was gone. That surprised her more than she thought it would. He could have at least said goodbye.
She dressed in silence, slipped on her wig, and together they stepped out. The night air pressed down on them as they made their way toward the quarters. Halfway there, Kaito finally spoke, breaking the silence.
"I want to apologise for earlier. I shouldn’t have stopped you from coming. It’s your choice... only you can decide that."
Angela turned her head to look at him, her brows pulling together in disbelief. Was this really coming from him? Or had he lost his mind somewhere along the way?
He noticed her expression and his voice softened. "I don’t want problems between us. I want this to work."
She nodded faintly, her thoughts swirling. Then the memory of the cave came back to her and the words slipped out before she could stop them. "You didn’t cum inside me... why?"
Kaito froze for a moment, sighing deeply. "Wow... I wasn’t expecting that question." He ran his hand through his hair. "We need to talk about what it means to have unprotected sex. Honestly, I blame myself for not using protection. I let the moment take over. We have to be careful."
"I could get pregnant," Angela whispered, the weight of it hitting her. "I was so stupid... I thought werewolves don’t get pregnant so easily."
"They don’t, but it can happen. That’s why we should take precautions," he said gently.
Her eyes narrowed a little. "Are you scared of being a father?"
"No," he said firmly, then a soft smile touched his lips. "In fact, I’d be happy to have a child with you. The problem is you, Amor. You need to be ready. You have to be sure that’s what you want."
Angela’s chest tightened at his words. She forced a dry smile and pulled her hand away from his. "That will be after school."
Neither of them spoke again. The silence between them grew heavy, carrying all the unspoken fears. Before long they reached Mr. Slade’s house. The moment Angela stepped inside, her eyes swept across the room. Everyone she expected was there including Seraphina.
The girl immediately rose to her feet and moved toward the inner room when she saw Angela enter.
"Why is she still here?" Angela asked, walking straight to the center of the room.
"We will deal with her tomorrow," Renn said as he pulled her into his arms. He held her tightly, rubbing her back. His lips brushed her ear as he whispered, "I missed you. How was your day?"
"Oh come on, Renn," Angela chuckled, gently pushing him away. He only laughed, pulling her closer again until she leaned against him, her smile fading as she changed the topic. "So what’s the plan? I’m trying not to think about Marcus but honestly... I’m scared."
"You don’t have to be. We will handle it," Alex assured her as he reached for the remote and turned on the TV. "Seraphina found out that Mr. Slade has CCTV footage covering at least half of the school, including the principal’s house."
"What?" Kaito moved to the couch, sitting down quickly, his eyes glued to the screen as it flickered on.
"If he’s not watching porn, then he’s watching us," Hailey muttered bitterly, sadness weighing down her face. She could not believe that all these years she had been spied on by that disgusting man. If only her sister had listened to her warnings.
"That’s bad. How much of the school does he see?" Kaito asked sharply.
"All the buildings, except our dormitories and bunk houses," Alex explained. "But the cameras cover the central house, which means he knew about Evan. Hiro told us that when he tapped into Mr. Slade’s mind, he saw that Slade was the one who helped Evan swap the CCTV cameras the other day."
Angela shook her head, pity clouding her voice. "I could have guessed. The man is a good liar. He fooled everyone, even Principal Valois. What about his brother?"
"Hiro has a lead but we’ll deal with that later," Renn said, his gaze fixed on the screen. It now showed the principal’s house. Guests were being ushered into her study room.
"Enlarge the footage in the study room and increase the volume," Kaito ordered. The room grew tense and quiet, every eye locked on the screen as curiosity thickened in the air. Each of them was desperate to hear the conversation between Marcus and Principal Valois.
Alex did as he was told. Then he turned to Angela and asked softly, "Are you okay?"
She let out a deep breath and forced a small smile. "I’m fine. Thank you, my friend."
His lips curved with relief. To him, those words meant she had forgiven him, that things between them were finally at peace again.
"Which one of them is my baby’s daddy?" Renn teased suddenly, kissing her cheek as he wrapped his arms around her waist. Angela rolled her eyes and crossed her arms, pretending to be annoyed even as she leaned into him.
"Marcus isn’t there," Stales spoke up for the first time. He was kneeling behind the couch with a large pack of ice cream, clearly meant for Seraphina.
"Stales," Angela gasped, her eyes wide. She would never have noticed him if he hadn’t spoken.
"Focus, baby," Renn whispered as he turned her back to the TV. "Why isn’t he there?"
"I don’t know. But these men belong to him," Angela said, her eyes on the screen. She was about to explain when the study room door opened and her breath caught. She lifted her hand and pointed. "That’s him."
Kaito’s lips parted but no words came out. He turned slowly to Renn, his face pale with disbelief. Renn looked just as shaken. How could that young man be her father?
"Is that your dad?" Hailey’s face lit up as though she had just been struck by lightning. The moment her eyes landed on Marcus, her heart skipped a beat. She needed no one to tell her—this was the man she would fall for without thinking. "I thought the alphas were hot, but your dad is ten times hotter. Young, dark, dangerous. Oh moon, look at him..."
"Can you control yourself?" Renn snapped, his brows tightening. It was hard to believe, but even he had to admit Marcus looked like the kind of man who would draw every eye when he walked into a room.
"He is very tempting, even though he looks dangerous," Seraphina murmured as she appeared at the bedroom door, her gaze fixed on the screen. "Who is he?"
"Wait..." Angela’s voice shook as she turned to look at them. "Are you all crushing on Marcus?"
"What do you expect?" Stales shrugged, licking at his ice cream spoon with no shame. "He looks like an angel carrying the weight of hell on his shoulders."
"No crushing," Angela said firmly, her voice low but filled with warning. "That man is my father. And he is not a good man."
"Oh, I see..." Seraphina whispered softly, as though she was only just realizing it.
"But I don’t mind," Hailey teased, her lips curving into a sly smile that made Stales laugh.
"You guys are distracting me. Pay attention," Kaito cut in, his voice sharp. "The greetings are over. The real meeting is about to start."
Silence fell as the room turned its focus back to the screen. Kaito’s eyes flickered toward Renn, wondering how his brother could sit so still, pretending not to feel anything. How could he not be breaking apart, knowing the woman in that room was their mother and that she would never change?
On the other hand, Angela’s heart pounded harder with every passing second. Her chest felt tight as fear gnawed at her. What if Miss Valois told Marcus about her?
What if her father, a man who had lived for more than a thousand years, learned the truth? Could she run from him... or would he catch her before she even had the chance to escape?