Ronan. His tall, broad build blocked the sun behind him, casting his sharp features into a faint silhouette. But I would've known that presence anywhere-too powerful, too calm, too dangerously controlled. My pulse quickened. His expression was unreadable. Not hostile. Not warm. Just blank-too blank. But I felt it, the tension lingering like a scent only I could sense. I blinked, chest tightening as the memory of our last encounter rushed through me: the closeness, the scrape of his voice at my ear, his fingers brushing my belly and his hand moved up to my breasts before he whispered my secret I was called here by an Alpha instructor and he came here as well. Did that mean he finally told them about me? My heart. grew colder. Before I could even gather my thoughts , another figure appeared behind him. Dante. His white-blond hair caught the light like fire, his gait slow, smooth, and utterly deliberate. His blue gaze locked on mine, unreadable but far from indifferent. Then he stopped. Right beside Ronan. My heart kicked into my ribs as Ronan dropped into the seat directly across from me without saying a word . The bench groaned slightly under his weight, but his posture was like carved stone-one ankle crossed over his knee, hands relaxed, eyes. locked on mine. Dante didn't move at first. He just stared. Long enough for me to feel the burn crawl up my neck. Then, with the most infuriating confidence, he lowered himself beside Ronan. What the actual hell? My brain short-circuited. But the universe wasn't done. Not even close. Boots scuffed gravel behind me. I turned sharply just in time to see Finn appear on my left, Asher on my right. They didn't even hesitate. Finn slumped down beside me with a small smile Asher took the remaining seat on my right like at silent storm. I was surrounded. Enclosed Caged. I stared at all of them like they'd grown second heads. Roman Dante. Finn . Asher Why-why-wej the strongest Alphas of the Academy now forming a perimeter around me? "What." I said slowly, voice low but sharp, "the hell is going on here?" Send Gifts