Chapter 254: Where Is Renn?
When the alphas got to where Taros had left Principal Valois, she was nowhere to be found. Her car was still there, right where the fight had happened, with the keys still in the ignition. Taros frowned, confused and worried. Her face had been covered in blood and bruises. Whoever did that to her wanted her to live with the scars forever.
"Where the hell is she?" Kaito shouted, kicking the car tire again and again until the whole car shook.
"Calm down. Let me try to find her," Hiro said, watching his brother’s rage. He knew Kaito wished he could connect to Angela instead, but it was impossible.
Taros leaned against the car, guilt burning through him. "I was here, but I didn’t know her plan. I tried to console her like a fool," he muttered, blaming himself. Through the car window, he saw a phone lying on the passenger seat. It looked like it belonged to Miss Valois.
He opened the car door quickly and grabbed the phone, hoping to find something useful, but it was locked. He didn’t know her password.
"What do we do now?" Taros asked, his voice weak and filled with tears. His heart felt heavy. He didn’t know what had happened to Angela. Was she hurt? Was Marcus capable of harming her? The thoughts tore at him.
"If only I came faster," he whispered to himself. "Maybe I could have stopped them."
Hiro’s eyes flickered open after a few seconds of silence. "Principal Valois is at the academy hospital," he said quietly. "It wasn’t hard to find her. But Angela... I can’t reach her. It’s like she disappeared completely."
"Don’t worry, brother," Kaito said, opening the driver’s door and sliding in. "We’ll get everything we need from Miss Valois. She’ll lead us to the Malynster mansion, and we’ll bring Angela back."
Hiro looked at him, surprised by his sudden calmness. He didn’t know what changed in Kaito, but it was better this way. When Kaito was calm, it meant he already had a plan.
The three of them got into the car, the air inside thick with tension and silence.
"What about Renn?" Hiro asked softly from the passenger seat as Kaito started the engine. Both his brothers were in the front, eyes hard with anger and determination.
"That’s true," Taros said as it just occurred to him that one of them was missing. "I haven’t seen him since the day began."
"We left the hospital together this morning around six," Kaito said, trying to recall their last talk. "We were supposed to meet at the dinning hall after taking our bath, but he never showed up or called."
"That’s not like Renn," Hiro said with worry in his voice. "If he’s not with you, then he’s usually with me or Angela. Something must have happened. Maybe we were too focused on Angela to notice."
"I’ll try reaching him through our link," Taros said quickly.
"Do it," Kaito replied, his hands gripping the steering wheel tighter. They were getting close to the hospital, and he could already sense his brother’s presence nearby. Maybe Renn came here because of his mother.
Poor Renn, he might have been caught in her Web of lies.
In less than five minutes, Kaito parked in front of the hospital and jumped out of the car. His brothers followed close behind. He brushed past people going in and out of the building, murmuring quick apologies though his mind was burning with fear.
Then he saw Dr. Dave coming out of the ward. The doctor looked surprised to see them. His eyes showed he was hoping for some good news.
"How did it go?" Dave asked, his tone filled with concern.
Kaito sighed and shook his head. "She’s gone. It’s like she vanished into thin air. We can’t connect with her or even trace her scent."
Dave’s face turned pale. "We have another emergency," he said quickly. "I was just about to call Taros. I managed to keep Renn alive, but he needs your healing right now."
"Renn?" the three brothers shouted together, completely shocked. None of them had expected that.
"He was shot this morning," Dave said, leading them down the hallway. He opened a door at the end, and the brothers froze when they saw Renn lying on the bed. His legs were wrapped in thick plasters, and his face was pale with pain.
"He’s still in a lot of pain," Dave said softly.
The room went silent. Taros’s chest tightened as he stepped closer to Renn’s bed. His brother looked broken, weak, and helpless—something none of them were used to seeing.
"What happened?" Hiro asked, his eyes moving from Renn to Dr. Dave.
"He’ll tell you everything himself when he wakes up," Dr. Dave said, stepping aside so the brothers could move closer to Renn’s bed.
"He’s asleep," Taros said quietly as he began to remove the plasters from Renn’s legs. The wounds were deep and raw. The bullets hadn’t been taken out on time, and that delay had only worsened his pain.
Closing his eyes, Taros focused his energy, calling on his strength. A faint light spread through his palms, and the muscles around Renn’s wounds began to pull together and mend. Sweat rolled down Taros’s temple as he kept going until the skin slowly knitted back.
Kaito turned to Dr. Dave and asked, "Was this your aunt’s doing?"
Dr. Dave looked surprised. "How did you know that? I wanted Renn to tell you himself," he said with a sigh. "She called me earlier and told me to pick up my wounded cousin. I don’t know what happened between them."
"Damn it," Kaito growled, his voice shaking with anger. "What kind of woman does that to her own family? Principal Valois wanted to slow us down. This was part of her plan."
Dr. Dave shook his head, sadness in his eyes. "She didn’t spare him at all."
Taros finished healing Renn’s wounds and gently held his brother’s hand. "You’ll be fine soon," he whispered.
"He needs rest," Dr. Dave said softly. "We gave him lupine. It’ll keep him asleep for a few hours."
Hiro frowned. "When will he wake up?"
"By evening," the doctor replied.
Just then, the door opened and Seraphina peeked in with a nervous smile. She was surprised to see all three alphas in the room. Earlier, Alex had brought her from the quarters and told her to stay in the doctor’s office for safety.
"Taros, Kaito... hi," she greeted.
"Hi, Seraphina," they replied together except for Hiro who had no idea who the girl was.
"There’s a woman in your office," she said, turning to Dr. Dave. "She’s badly hurt. It looks really bad."
Dr. Dave’s face turned grim. "That must be my aunt," he said quietly.
Before anyone could speak, Kaito stormed out of the room, his chest burning with rage. He reached the office in seconds and froze at the sight before him.
Principal Valois sat there, almost lifeless, her face covered in bruises and deep cuts. It was worse than anything he’d ever seen.
But Kaito didn’t feel pity. His anger was stronger. He walked straight to her, grabbed her by the neck, and glared into her terrified eyes.
"If you don’t tell me where Angela is," he said through gritted teeth, "I swear I’ll make you regret ever crossing us."