CRYSTAL POV
Their anger were valid. I had let them sit with me all night, holding me while I cried, and I had kept the biggest secret of my life locked inside like it didn't matter. I even lied about the hickey on my neck.
Now they knew the truth in the worst possible way, publicly, in front of everyone, and they looked at me like I was a stranger.
I wanted to run after them. I wanted to explain. But my feet stayed rooted to the grass as Ryan's voice rang out again, loud and clear across the training ground.
"Crystal Vale," he said, his tone carrying that commanding Alpha. "Step forward."
My legs moved before my brain could catch up. Every step felt heavy, like I was walking through mud. The students parted for me, their whispers following me like a swarm of bees.
I cou
