Page 231 of A University of Betrayal

I looked tensely into Hunter’s warm dark brown eyes. He could tell immediately when something was wrong. But he didn’t need to know exactly what it was, so I turned away, only in the wrong direction.

There, at his ridiculous sports car, leaned thelastperson I wanted to think about. Just seeing him triggered such anger in me. The way he stood there, talking to the other DeLoughreys and to Bayla’s best friend, who had recently become one of them.

Alarik had explained it to us, and it had only driven Father deeper into worry.

Barely focused on other things, my thoughts slipped back to Miles, who was talking about something that seemed to be worrying the other two men. Suddenly he looked straight at me and I quickly turned to Hunter.

“I’m bothered about where I’m going to get my lunch. My stomach is growling, and I go crazy if I don’t get something to eat. The rancid stuff from the canteen makes my stomach hurt.”

Hunter smiled, but then looked at me apologetically. “I’m sorry, Emely, but I promised your brother I’d train with him.”

Of course, my brother. He was now sitting a good thirty feet away on the stone bench next to Noah and Harry, while Cody handled the football in a bizarre way and almost hit a passer-by.

Of course, my brother looked at me, but there was no apology in his gaze.

I turned away from him in frustration, looking pleadingly at Hunter.

“You’re only doing this because he’s the next Alpha.”

The corners of Hunter’s mouth moved upwards. “No, I swear.” He raised his hands defensively. “Don’t think like that. I just owe him one.”

I raised an eyebrow. “Yeah, sure.”

“Hey guys, I hear you have an open position on your team?”

Blood In The Cut

K.Flay

I wheeled around. All my alarm bells started ringing.

The pack members immediately jumped up as if the devil himself had entered the circle. And it was true. Miles had dared to come to us. He was planning something. But what?

“You’re not part of the pack. You’re our enemy. And I advise you to leave, or else...” Nash began, stepping forward with aggression, but was interrupted by Miles.

“Or elsewhat?Do I have to go to the rector and tell him that the football team is discriminating against students?”

How could he...

“Alarik would support us against someone like you. So don’t even try,” Hunter replied harshly.

“You may be able to hide behind your pack, but I’d be very interested to hear what Professor Harlow would say.”

Nash clenched his hands into fists.

“Is there trouble here?”

I startled slightly as Mica stepped up beside me, smiled at me, and then looked to the Ruisangor. His presence was enough for Mica to tense up and clench his hands into fists as well.

I had warned him that there were Ruisangors running around, and that we couldn’t hurt each other if we didn’t want to break the treaty.

“Obviously,”Nash growled at my date from the weekend, and I rolled my eyes. He really didn’t like him.Jesus.

Mica, on the other hand, looked at my brother for a while and finally surprised me with his own words. “I don’t think you should draw so much attention and let him play. Let him prove himself.”

Mica eyed Miles with an unreadable stare. Nash, on the other hand, glared at Mica so outraged that I could clearly feel the tension rising. And then there was Miles...

“Throwing, ten rounds. Let’s see what someone like you can do before we beat the shit out of you,” Noah declared with hostility.

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