Countdown 15 Departing From the Alpha (Evelyn)
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Chapter 40

"Let's eat in the city. I am craving some pizza." Celia intervened timely, trying to diffuse the situation.

And of course her intervention as the alpha, quieted them both as they all agreed to her suggestion.

Their plan was set, but unfortunately, before they separated to go change their clothes in normal street ones, a person stopped in their way, gaining their attention.

"Where do you guys think you're going?" The interrogatory voice of their teacher reached their ears.

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are about to head to the city.” Celia responded politely, turning her head to face the owner of

the voice, as did the other watcher students.

“No, you are not. His highness wants to meet this year's watcher students, so you will be going to his office here at the Academy to meet him." Gabriel quickly dismissed their plans, a small smirk resting on the corner of his mouth. Somehow his appearance seemed satisfied at shattering their hopes. The

majority of them thought, if not all of them.

“But, but teacher it is our first day off in a while.” Marcus complained with a crying puppy like voice.

Who ever told you it is your day off? Yes, classes are suspended, but only because his highness is still here, and he will meet you. You will also be dining with him. So no, you do not have time off." Gabriel explained to them, looking even more pleased at their hopeless faces.

They all looked crushed. After having hoped to roam around the city and just laze around, it was all changed because of their teacher. They should have left earlier, so Gabriel could not have found them, and he would be the one to blame.

Now they were forced to meet his highness no matter what. Could they still leave, and just deny having met him? They were ten against one, so if they all denied having seen him, who could say they lied?

“I know what you are thinking of, you rascals! Don't get any funny ideas, and try to still leave. blaming it on me for not replaceing you. So much for camaraderie and trust between us teacher and students! I thought we were a tightly united group." Gabriel quickly scolded his students almost as if

he read their minds.

"Teacher, we only trust and are a pack amongst ourselves. It has nothing to do with you." Marcus immediately denied his teacher's assumptions, still visibly upset.

At the words that not one of the other watcher students denied, though Gabriel had kept his silence

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for a brief moment, hoping someone would, Gabriel became baffled. Marcus did not try to even deny that this was what they were thinking of doing, and the others... well their silence meant a tacit

greement to his statement.

"You traitors. I cannot even let you replace your own way towards his highness's office. Come along with me now!" He finally ordered raising his voice.

Dejected they did not have another choice but to listen to him, the watcher students seemed unwilling to follow Gabriel, so very heavily all of them stepped towards the administrative building.

As if still afraid they would run away if they got the chance, Gabriel walked behind them, and just as he expected, from time to time Marcus kept turning around checking his position, before sighing and moving his feet along the others.

Shaking his head from side to side, Gabriel made sure to not let anyone out of his sight as they

walked.

He led them towards the central building, walking through the different hallways, until finally they reached a double door. He knocked once and immediately the door was opened from inside by Micah, inviting them in.

With Micah's invitation, the pack entered one by one, until Celia, the leader who was customarily the last in the pack, finally entered, with Gabriel also following a second later.

The watcher students, the best ranked werewolf students of the current year, looked around a little nervous, but still maintained their calm outward look. It was not every day they had the opportunity to meet the king, so naturally they held a little interest in speaking with him. Although not that much interest as a visit to the city apparently, considering Gabriel had been afraid they would escape, if he so much dared look away for half a second.

The king worked a lot and he was also not a very sociable person, one could count on one hand the events he participated in a year. As such, not many people had the honor of meeting him. Most could never meet him in person even once in their entire lifetime.

Although they were bestowed the honor of speaking with the king of werewolves, a living legend. the watcher students of course wouldn't become haughty and overstep themselves. As such even the curious gazes were restrained a lot, not wanting to anger the man who was a subject of many

infamous rumors.

Glancing inside the large and well lit room, they saw four couches, arranged in a circle. Two larger couches were set one in front of the other with a small coffee table in between them. They were placed directly parallel with the windows, and the other two smaller couches were placed the same, one in front of the other. The nearest couch had its back towards the entrance, while the other had its back in front of the large desk, where Salas was still checking some documents. Occupied with

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urgent work most likely, the king did not raise his eyes to look at them, so his beta, Micah, asked them to take a seat and wait for a little while longer.