Ronan . His tall , broad build blocked the sun behind him , casting his sharp features into a faint silhouette . But I would've known that presence anywhere - too powerful , too calm , too dangerously controlled . My pulse quickened . His expression was unreadable . Not hostile . Not warm . Just blank - too blank . But I felt it , the tension lingering like a scent only I could sense . I blinked , chest tightening as the memory of our last encounter rushed through me : the closeness , the scrape of his voice at my ear , his fingers brushing my belly and his hand moved up to my breasts before he whispered my secret I was called here by an Alpha instructor and he came here as well . Did that mean he finally told them about me ? My heart . grew colder . Before I could even gather my thoughts , another figure appeared behind him . Dante . His white - blond hair caught the light like fire , his gait slow , smooth , and utterly deliberate . His blue gaze locked on mine , unreadable but far from indifferent . Then he stopped . Right beside Ronan . My heart kicked into my ribs as Ronan dropped into the seat directly across from me without saying a word . The bench groaned slightly under his weight , but his posture was like carved stone - one ankle crossed over his knee , hands relaxed , eyes . locked on mine . Dante didn't move at first . He just stared . Long enough for me to feel the burn crawl up my neck . Then , with the most infuriating confidence , he lowered himself beside Ronan . What the actual hell ? My brain short - circuited . But the universe wasn't done . Not even close . Boots scuffed gravel behind me . I turned sharply just in time to see Finn appear on my left , Asher on my right . They didn't even hesitate . Finn slumped down beside me with a small smile Asher took the remaining seat on my right like at silent storm . I was surrounded . Enclosed Caged . I stared at all of them like they'd grown second heads . Roman Dante . Finn . Asher Why - why - wej the strongest Alphas of the Academy now forming a perimeter around me ? " What . " I said slowly , voice low but sharp , " the hell is going on here ? " Send Gifts