Sitting in the safety of his car, Vanessa didn’t know how she should feel right now. He said he likes us, Chiara howled happily. Yes, that he did. Which was great. He also defended her against his own brother, which was surprising, because just a few hours ago, she was unsure if he would choose her or his family, if it ever came down to it. So that was… great, probably. Knowing that he would side with her, no matter against whom. But then he also basically told everyone that she was his mate. And the students who weren’t there at this moment were without a doubt informed by their friends immediately after it happened. There might even be a couple of videos making the rounds right now. Videos of the Alpha’s son defending her, the freak of the school, against Alessio, his brother. Not so gre

