A Beauty In An All-Male Alpha Academy

Chapter 148: Mother/Son’s Discussion.

Renn wanted to say no, but at the last moment he changed his mind and stayed behind. Maybe this was his

chance to get something out of her about Evan’s case. As soon as the others were gone, she turned to him and

asked quietly, "Have you told them about us?"

"Why should I do that?" Renn replied, his arms folded tightly across his chest, his brows pulled together in anger.

"You wantto tell them that my mother is alive and that she is Principal Valois?"

Her silence burned through her. Hearing him say those words cut deep into her heart. She knew it would never

be easy to win him back.

"Did you think | would welcyou with open arms after you leftall those years ago?" Renn asked, his voice

heavy with pain. He hated how the memories rushed back, the scars of his childhood reopening. "You claim to be

my mother, but you were never there. You gaveaway to my father the moment | was born. You chose

everyone else over me, and now you wantto see you as a mother?"

"I know | failed you," Valois whispered, forcing herself to meet his eyes. "I am asking for a second chance to

redeem myself." She could see the anger he had carried for years, the hurt that only grew deeper with time. She

wondered if it would ever fade or if it had already carved itself into him forever.

"Second chance?" Renn’s voice rose as his chest tightened. "Did you askbefore you left? Did you care what |

wanted back then?" She shook her head, tears already falling. "So why do you need my permission now?"

"You don’t understand. | had my own battles," she said, standing slowly. She walked toward him, her hand

trembling as she tried to touch his face, but he shoved it away.

"Don’t," Renn said sharply. "You missed that chance years ago. You knew how cruel that family was, yet you ran

and leftthere. What kind of mother does that? | don’t need your excuses. | don’t need a mother. And Dad... |

don’t rely on him either."

Her voice broke. "Don’t say that. You are breaking my heart with every word."

Renn’s eyes burned, but he refused to let her see his tears. "You ripped mine long ago. You're lucky you still have

yours," he said, turning his face away. "Now, can you say what you need to say so | can leave? | have a class to

attend, Principal Valois."

She nodded with pain in her heart. It was better to let things rest for now. Sooner or later, he would cback to

her, because no child could truly stay away when he knew his mother had the power to help. "I want you to be

careful. You cannot leave the Academy without my permission. I will—"

"I don’t understand. Why? Are you planning to babysitnow?" Renn cut in, his tone sharp.

"No. It’s for your own good."

"Let's not go back there," Renn muttered, rubbing his forehead with both hands. He was exhausted from

repeating himself to her. Was she really so blind that she could not understand? "I don’t want a mother in my life.

| am fine the way | am."

"It is not about that," Principal Valois replied softly, her eyes full of worry. "Your safety matters tomore than

anything. | don’t want to lose—"

"What is going on?" Renn interrupted, searching her face. There was fear in her eyes. But fear of what? "Wait.

Does this have something to do with Evan’s case? What are you hiding? If you know something and you keep it

from me, | will never forgive you."

"If | tell you, you will go straight to your brothers and they will turn it against me."

"I tell them things sometimes, but not everything," Renn said quickly. It was a lie. He always shared information

with them, but right now he only wanted her to talk. "So tellthe truth."

Principal Valois let out a heavy sigh and lowered herself onto the edge of her desk. "lI won't lie to you. His case is

complicated. | am not directly involved. | spoke with the staff yesterday, and we are still trying to find out what

kind of creature did this. The autopsy will be ready tomorrow."

Renn’s eyes narrowed. "And the footage? Who took them?"

"I don’t know, Renn. Are you sure you saw something like that?" Miss Valois asked carefully. Maybe the boys had

been mistaken that night, thinking there was a camera in the room when there wasn't.

"I know what I saw," Renn shot back, his eyes narrowing with frustration. "Don’t makelook like I'm insane

when I'm not. You need to push further. If you didn’t go back there to clean the mess, then someone did. It had

to be either a student or one of your staff."

"We are on it," she answered quietly. "Let's wait and see what tomorrow brings. For now, you and your brothers

must stay quiet about this."

Renn leaned closer, his voice firm. "What about the Malynsters? How well do you know them?"

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Renn’s heart pounded in his chest. "What does the mark mean? Is it tied to their family heritage or something

else?"

"I don’t know," she admitted, her voice breaking with worry. "But | do know this—whoever that girl is, she is in

grave danger."

A cold shiver ran through Renn, and his thoughts went straight to Angela. She was the one in danger. He needed

to warn the others before it was too late. "So what will you do if you find her? Will you hand her over to him?"

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