Raven's POV
"Touch her and I'll break that hand."
Hushed silence fell over the entire hallway. My heart skipped a beat as I turned towards the voice that had just saved me from further humiliation from Mia and her cohorts. For a moment, I thought it was Kane but he wasn't the one.
Professor Vaughan.
He walked towards us in a fast, commanding pace, his eyes locked onto Ava with a coldness that made her visibly shrink. The confident smirk she wore a while ago already wash off from her face, replaced by uncertainty.
"U-Uncle—" Ava stammered, her confidence slipping away like sand.
Vaughan's gaze darkened. "Don't call me that," he interrupted smoothly, but the authority in his voice was unmistakable. "That title is earned. You are not even married to Kane yet, and you're already oppress
