KAEL
The principal office was cold, I had been called out of the second period with no explanation, just a note handed to me by a student aide. When I got to the office, Principal Morrison was sitting behind her desk looking uncomfortable.
"Alpha Thorne is waiting in the back conference room," she said. "He asked to speak with you privately."
I nodded and left before she could say anything else. Aldric was standing at the window when I walked in, he had his hands in his pockets and he was looking out at the academy grounds like he owned it, maybe he did. I had no idea how much power a regional Alpha actually had over a school like this.
He turned when he heard me close the door. "Thank you for coming," he said.
"I did not have much choice," I said.
He smiled slightly. "No. You did
