Montgomery had not been happy when I complained about the state of the only suitable accommodation he had for us, so when I suggested my uncle’s construction company would take care of the issues for free, he readily agreed. That way he didn’t need to go cap in hand to the Supernatural Council for funds to cover the cost of his neglect.
I strongly suspected the asshole had misappropriated the funds allocated to maintaining the building’s interior over the years, but I stopped short of saying so.
Before I could come up with more reasons a vampire roaming around campus, glamor notwithstanding, was a bad idea, he disappeared in a blur of inhuman speed. My jaw snapped shut in irritation at the way he’d ignored me.Fucking vampire.
It was time the other males in our bonded group realized I was the alpha, not them, and as such, they better start listening to me.
It was bad enough that the fucking incubus took no notice.Speaking of…
Why wasn’t he watching our mate?
27
Zane
Why had we come back to this shithole of a place again? I’d asked the bear that exact question when we arrived back here after it struck me we’d have been better off taking an extended vacation somewhere nice. Like the fae realm.
I wasn’t a fan of forced education, and in the three years I’d spent at Starfall Academy, I reckoned I’d learned exactly nothing.
Mostly because I refused to engage, as Montgomery repeatedly told me in my student appraisals.
Montgomery was a fucking liar; I engaged all the time.
In orgies, criminal activities, and whatever else I felt like doing.
Classes were for losers. There was nothing the likes of Dunton and Oakman could teach me, and I didn’t need a shifter PT instructor to show me self-defense moves or how to kill a demon in three easy steps.
Pro tip: be prepared for it to get messy.
I lurked outside the classroom where my precious pet sat bored as fuck while Professor Dumbass droned on about vampires. If shewanted to know about vampires, all she had to do was ask her bitey mate.
I smirked to myself at the thought of Dunton’s face if the vamp showed up flashing his fangs like a badass.
The old fool would legit piss himself.
To be frank, most mages would, seeing as how I was ninety-nine percent sure they were behind the bloodborne virus.
A door opened nearby, so I shifted into a crow to avoid attracting attention while I stalked my little witch. Birds were common inside the old campus buildings. Students often left the exit doors ajar, and the roofs had more holes than a demon after one of my interrogation sessions.
Thanks to my much-improved bird vision, I spotted something moving extremely fast; too fast for a witch or mage. I ducked my head out of the alcove to see a vampire disguised as a shifter materialize outside Raven’s classroom.
Was she in trouble?
Since I couldn’t ask while in bird form, and I was reasonably sure the vampire didn’t speakcrow, I shifted back.
“Do I need to kill someone?” I summoned a blade just in case. Montgomery had strict rules about bringing weapons onto campus, but the last time he’d tried punishing me, his apartment suffered an unexpected fire. Strangely, he didn’t bother complaining again.
“My queen is upset about something,” Rasmus said in his weird accent. He flexed his shoulders, and I noted how he’d bulked up since we’d rescued him from his grim little cave in a mountain.
“I’ll go rescue her,” I told him. Not waiting for a reply, I stormed into the classroom, flashing my blade around for funsies.
Several witches screamed, and a bunch of pathetic wolf shifters nearly shit themselves as they scrambled out of my way.
“Mr. Vanyx! What on earth do you think you’re doing! This is a first-year class!”Wow.Professor Dumbass needed to chill the fuck out or he’d end up keeling over.
“I fancied a refresher lesson on…” I squinted at the whiteboard behind Dunton’s head. “Vampires.” Glynda snorted and then coughed to disguise it. “Never know when you might meet a hungry bloodsucker.” A witch nearby shrieked when I snapped my teeth at her. Her fear tasted vile, but I sucked it up anyway.Waste not, want not.
“Zane!” My pet huffed crossly, her pretty cheeks an adorable shade of pink because I’d embarrassed her.Oops.“Why are you here? I’m fine.”
