Ava by L.G.Savage (HeartBreak)

Chapter 12

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Ava looked away from the angry Alpha as Jared stopped at the seats on the opposite side of the aisle. Her heart

beat so loudly that she knew everyone here could hear it. The Alpha’s words floated through her head again.

They would smell her fear. They would tear her apart.

Jared inclined his head, and one of the people quickly stood to move away. She had been ready to let go of Jared

and find an empty seat for herself, but Jared still held onto her hand. It took bera moment to realise he was

making the other guy give up his seat, too. She would have felt mortified when the guy stood and walked to the

back of the hall, but she was ready to sit down. Her whole body had started trembling so much again that she

didn’t think her legs would hold her.

“After you,” Jared smiled.

She sat quickly and looked down. It was so quiet in the room she would have heard a pin drop, and Jared was

grinning like an idiot as he sat next to her. Maybe all the Alphas here were crazy.

“If you are quite ready, Mr. Anderson, perhaps | can continue?” the man on the stage growled.

The hair on the back of her neck stood when she heard that sound, but she didn’t dare look up.

“Please, continue,” Jared said.

And then there was another growl from the stage. Had she just unknowingly aligned herself with the Academy

jerk?

“As | was saying before | was so rudely interrupted, the Council has made a special request this semester for an

early demonstration of the values we have instilled in you,” the wolf on the stage continued. “I'm unsure to what

end.”

Ava tried to listen to what the man said, but her mind was too jumbled; she only caught sof it. She

suspected he was the dean and the one she would have to talk to to beg for her release. Coming in with Jared

like this wouldn't work in her favour.

“But it’s not our position to question the Council, and | implore you all to follow all our rules strictly. Is that clear

to you, Mr. Anderson”

“Crystal,” Jared answered.

There had to be hundreds of students in this room, and the dean knew Jared by his name. Definitely the

Academy jerk.

“Because of this, | will announce dates for early evaluations for each faculty before the visit, just so there are no

surprises

like last time.

Something in that statement made Jared tense beside her. It was such a swift change of mood that it pulled her

from her head and made her look up at him. There was no smile on his face as he looked ahead. Something must

have happened at the evaluations that the dean had referred to,

She was about to look away when she caught the angry gaze across the aisle again. He had actually leaned

forward so he could see her, and his anger was like a punch in the gut. She had done nothing wrong. Why was he

being like this?

Her heart felt like it would explode as she looked away, and this me, it was Jared looking at her with a

questioning frown. But she couldn't calm herself. With their sensitive ears, it would sound like someone was

playing a really loud, off-tune drum beat. She should have done what that man told her to and gone straight to

the dean's office. What did it matter if she broke a rule and skipped the assembly if she was leaving anyway

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Chapter 12

She didn’t realise she had started bouncing her leg until Jared put his hand on it. She would have protested the

way he took such liberties by touching her without her permission, Int another growl took her focus. This time, it

filled her with fear and left her feeling cold. She already knew where that growl had cfrom.

The dean stopped speaking. It was like everyone held their breath at the stime, and tstood still. Jared

removed his hand from her lap as he looked to the source of the growl. Then he saw the movement from the

corner of her eyes, and she was sure this was the end of her. She would stand no chance against such a strong

Alpha if he had decided she had disobeyed him and needed to face the consequences.

But instead of coming for her, he walked up the aisle. She lifted er fread to watch two others follow behind

closely, and they went through sdoors at the back. Doors that Jared should have used to enter, it seemed.

She let out a shaky breath as she looked at Jared. But he was looking at her, and it seemed he had the same

questions.

“I will post any updates to your tablets, so check regularly. You're all dismissed.”

It felt like he had cut the assembly

short, but she was glad he had m

seseusgh gaat bos him

bkfdre that Alpha killed her. Her heart

was still doing its loud drumming.

Everyone stood in an orderly fashion,

and there were none of the loud

conversations that she would have

expected, Jared remained seated, so

she followed his lead. She =e pat to

look dire (o at the, pedple &round her,

blt A ard to miss the hostile

stares. The last group to leave the

room had been seated in the same

section the angry Alpha had vacated.

Three girls wearing the same

uniform, and yet on them, it looked

like it was expensive designer wear.

One of the girls, a tall, gorgeous

blonde with a chest that seemed to

go on for days, gave her a cold look

as she stepped into the aisle, and

then she also walked out of the room

She didn’t know why that look struck her more than the others.

“What just happened? Who was that?”

“Ezekiel Michelson. And fuck if | know,” Jared sighed.

Ezekiel She felt sorry for all the pack members who had to deal with him every day.

“Please taketo the dean’s office. | shouldn't be here,” she whispered to Jared.

« Pp .

| shouldn't be here either, but | am,

,

Jared answered som foe | take:

you, but my pestadiiceliy t now is

t& keep your head down. This place is

a lot more dangerous than you think