“Lead the way,” Gavin said. He kept his arm around me and pulled me along with him towards the office door. But then he stopped and looked at Taylor. “Deal with her.” He motioned with his head toward Lucy who paled even more. “Yes, sir,” Taylor said with a smirk before turning to a very frantic Lucy. “A… Alpha?” She stammered, trying to get his attention, but he was paying her no mind. I walked with Gavin into the office and shut the door behind me. “Please, take a seat,” Principal Thorne said nervously, pointing to the seats in front of the desk as he sat on the other side of his desk. Gavin entwined his fingers through mine, and it felt as if my face was being lit on fire. He ran his thumb across the red markings on my wrist and his eyes darkened, making me grimace. I wondere

