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Kade barely noticed when I sat down beside him. Caleb was already seated beside Olivia, who was wrapped around him. I glanced at Kade and saw that he was engrossed with something on his phone. He was typing away as if his life depended on it.
“Were you going to tell me about the virgin hunting?” I asked him before I could think better of it.
He looked up from his phone, his eyes narrowing at me.
“No p>
“Why not?” I asked, my heart suddenly feeling heavy in my chest. “Didn’t you think I had a right to know p>
“The less you knew, the better it would be for you p>
“How can you say that? They are hunting virgins because of me,” I told him, shaking my head.
I felt sick to my stomach at the very thought.
“I have it handled,” he assured me. “You don’t need to worry about this. Just stay away from Alpha males for right now, and you’ll be fine. I’ll make sure of it p>
“Does that include you p>
He raised his brows.
“What p>
“You’re an Alpha male. Should I be staying away from you?” I asked, giving him a pointed
look.
The corner of his lips curved.
“That’s the last thing you should do, Little Bird,” he said, and then he turned back to his phone.
I was about to ask him who he was talking to and if it was more important. But then Professor Alden appeared along with three members of the campus administration-two senior Alphas and a beta woman I’d only ever seen in official announcements.
The chatter around us died instantly.
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“As most of you already know, this institution has turned into a hunt,” Alden began, his voice clipped. He was staring around the lecture hall, his eyes landing on a couple of different Alphas. “The administration is going to each classroom to discuss what will be happening in the future. They take the safety of students very seriously, and we are disappointed in what’s been going on p>
I swallowed the lump in my throat, and I looked at Käde, who was no longer staring at his phone but at the administrators. He didn’t look surprised by this, as some of the others lid; he leaned back in his seat.
One of the senior administrators stepped forward.
“To ensure the safety of all students, we are mandating a physical exam along with a virginity screening if qualified,” he said, his eyes landing on as many of us as he could. “These exams will take place during the course of the week and will be done in Alphabetical order. A-F will be on Monday morning, starting at 9 am. You are expected to be at the campus clinic. You’ll be excused from your morning classes. G-L will be on Tuesday morning. Then will be M-R, then S-V will be Wednesday and Thursday p>
My heart stopped in my chest; that was completely unreasonable. They couldn’t just give us virginity screenings. It felt violating and wrong. I wrapped my arms around myself to keep my body from trembling.
Another administrator stepped forward; this one was a woman with sharp features and eyes that saw through you.
“Any known virgins will be isolated for their protection until further notice. You will not attend classes with your peers until we can get a handle on the situation. Instead, you will be brought to another classroom for private sessions with your professors. All professors are already aware of this change and will act accordingly. As it was already stated, we take your safety very seriously, and this virgin hunting will not continue as long as we stand p>
Murmurs erupted around us, and just as my body tensed, I felt Kade’s hand on my knee. I looked up at him, and he was staring back at me, his gaze almost heated. I wondered what he was thinking and if he could hear the rapid beating of my heart.
“Until your screening, please take measures to protect yourselves. We can’t protect you fully until after the screening takes place, so please be careful,” she continued.
She turned to the other administrators, and they began talking among themselves. Everyone looked around at one another and started to whisper.
“I heard a girl was cornered earlier after one of the Alpha’s saw her virgin’s mark,” one of the girls in class whispered to her partner, who sat beside her. “She’s at the clinic right now p>
“Being a virgin at this age is very rare. How many of them can there be at this school?” Her partner asked, shaking her head.
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“Class is dismissed until all the screenings are complete,” Professor Alden said, stepping forward. “I’ll email you the classwork along with your homework assignments. You’re expected to continue working with your partners and have progress on my desk by this weekend p>
With that, he turned and walked off with the administrators. Everybody just looked around at one another, stunned.
We stood. Kade took hold of my arm.
“Stay with me,” he said, his voice low.
Before I could say anything, Olivia stormed over to me with Caleb hot on her trail
“This is all your fault. If you hadn’t posted that video, none of this would be happening,” Olivia sneered. “You should be ashamed of yourself. You always need to be the center of attention p>
“I didn’t leak that video, Olivia,” I said, shaking my head.
“Yeah, right. We all saw you posing naked for the camera, Lana. You can’t fool us,” she said, folding her arms across her chest.
“Let’s go, Olivia,” Caleb said, taking her by the arm. “This isn’t going to solve anything p>
“Are you serious right now? Are you defending this slut p>
“Of course not, but arguing won’t solve anything. Besides, the screening will only prove she’s lying p>
A smile stretched across her face.
Kade stayed by my side, his size intimidating and his glare almost deadly. He wouldn’t pull his eyes away from Caleb as if he thought he was about to do something.
“Fine, you’re right,” Olivia finally murmured. “I have to get ready for tonight anyway p>
With that, she brushed past me, making sure her shoulder connected with mine, and Caleb followed after her without even giving me a second look. I looked up at Kade to see him still glaring at their retreating form, stewing.
“Come on,” Kade said. “We are leaving p>
I didn’t argue with him like I normally would when he tries to tell me what to do, as if he had the right to. Honestly, I didn’t want to stay here any longer anyway. So, I nodded and followed him out of the lecture hall.
I didn’t speak again until we got back to Kade’s motorcycle.
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“What am I going to do?” I asked, taking the helmet from him. “Caleb’s right. They are going to find out that I’m a virgin when they examine me p>
“No, they won’t. They said only eligible ones are getting the virgin screening p>
I narrowed my eyes.
“I am eligible,” I reminded him.
The corner of his lips lifted, and he cocked his head at me.
“Oh, are you?” He asked, and from his tone, I knew he was thinking about something. I frowned, not sure what he was talking about. He continued before I could ask. “Because from how I see it… You are with me. And if you’re with me… You aren’t a virgin anymore p>
I swallowed hard.
“This is a lot of lying,” I told him, looking down at my feet. “I’m not sure if I’m capable of this. What happens if it becomes too much… if I can’t lie anymore p>
“Then we change the plan,” he said without missing a beat. “This only works if you are 100 percent in it, Lana. Nothing about this works unless you choose it p>
He straightened, giving me the space I was desperate for.
I wasn’t sure what to say, so I didn’t say anything.
“I’ll protect you either way… but if we’re going to say you aren’t a virgin, I need you to be the one who decides that’s the story p>
My chest tightened; it wasn’t because I was afraid, though, it was because for the first time in my entire life, someone was actually asking me what I wanted. I bit my lip and nodded slowly, my gaze lifting to meet his p>
“Okay,” I whispered.
His jaw flexed.
“Then from this moment on,” he said, voice low, you’re not prey anymore p>
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