Page 97 of Ava: Part Two

“He told me to learn to be civilised and banned me from seeing him again,” she said.

The dean tensed, as did her father.

“I said it was not my decision,” the dean said. “And when the Council came, they told you you are where you’re supposed to be.”

That made her father frown as he looked over at her.

“But we are here today because some students and parents came to report what happened earlier today. We do not condone such behaviour, especially from an Omega—”

“But it was okay for the Alpha to speak to my child like that?” Alpha Morgan said.

“N... No, of course not,” the dean said. “We don’t condone any such behaviour at all.”

She could almost imagine she heard his elevated heartbeat. If the dean were human, he would have been sweating like a pig. If she hadn’t planned on leaving, she would have been terrified of the retaliation once her father left.

“So why have you called us here? Surely it isn’t to tell me that my daughter will be punished for a bully’s actions?”

The slight pause told her that, yes, that was why she was there. But maybe the dean hadn’t accounted for meeting an Alpha like her dad.

“He got what was coming to him. Unless, of course, you want me to find him wherever he’s hiding and explain to him why it was a bad idea to try to intimidate my child in the first place.”

“There’ll be no need,” the dean said quickly. “I will speak to the parent involved and let the matter end there.”

“Yes, do that,” Alpha Roland said as he stood up. “And I suggest that the next time my child says she needs to speak to you, you accept that appointment.”

By the look on the dean’s face as her father held the door for her, this was not the last time she would hear about this.

As they walked into the waiting room, they both stopped when they found Zeke seated in one of the chairs. And he had a smile on his face. He hadn’t stopped smiling.

“Just fucking great,” Alpha Roland muttered as he shook his head and continued walking.

Chapter 62

ZekewatchedAlphaMorganwalk out of the dean’s waiting area, but Ava remained standing in the spot. Her heart rate had elevated when she saw him, but it wasn’t out of fear. Her mouth had dropped open slightly, and her cheeks were getting flushed.

He had expected this. Mated wolves tended to hide away from everyone while their bonds strengthened because the pull towards each other was insane. It was why they had a whole ceremony first and then arranged their lives accordingly. They didn’t do it on a whim during the academic year without the blessing of their Alpha.

Still...

He bit his lip to try to stop his smile as he stood and walked towards his mate. She sucked in a breath when he took her dainty little hand in his. Could she feel it as strongly as he did? That jolt of electricity down their bodies? The sparks when they made contact?

What would have made this even better would have been the mind link. There was nothing more intimate than being able to share even your thoughts with the one you were bonded to.

But still, they had something more intimate than that. Whatever it was had allowed them to save each other in Isolation.

“Do you need something, Mr Michelson?”

The dean’s voice pulled his attention from his mate as he remembered they were not alone. And Penelope had been watching the entire interaction with her sharp gaze.

“Nothing from you, Alpha Russell,” he answered.

The dean’s gaze was full of hatred as he looked at Ava. He pulled her behind him and then squared up to Dean Russell.

“You’re an Alpha,” the dean growled. “This is not the standard we set at our school. Be assured I will be reporting this.”

“Your double standards don’t interest me, Dean.”

The academy was meant for all species to interact and learn to get along for everyone’s benefit. There hadn’t been any interspecies wars since the Council started ruling with iron fists. But that was the start and the end of any of their good deeds, as far as he was concerned.

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