Ian:
"And we are live," soone yelled from behind the glass.
My footage began to play. The footage I had brought with . Everyone began to watch it.
They were all seeing it for the first ti, and the fact that they trusted enough to play it without checking proved they had been waiting for this mont for a long ti.
Or maybe they wanted it to look like a mistake, even if sothing inappropriate about the academy was shown.
There were extre monts of plotting and planning done by the academy and the ringleaders.
It showed how they knew where Sadie was the whole ti, how she was left behind by Oriana, and how the cara followed Sadie everywhere, yet nobody ca to help her.
There were multiple clips like that. One showed Oriana telling the alphas to leave Clentine behind and save her instead.
It all played.
Once the tapes were done, hours of footage still looping on the side of the split screen, Dave and I appeared on the main view.
"I’m Dave from your favorite channel. And today we have Ian Hunt, the headmaster’s son." Dave began, then adjusted himself.
"So, Ian," he continued, "you’ve co here to speak directly with and to tell everyone about the academy and the north. What exactly did you an by that?"
He jumped straight into it, probably afraid that if the news spread too far, the alphas, the headmaster, the ringleaders, or anyone involved would co to stop the live broadcast.
"To tell the world that what they know about the north isn’t true," I replied.
"Can you explain that further?" Dave asked, his eyes drifting toward the glass doors as he checked whether anyone was coming to stop us.
"It ans the north was created by the alphas and their ancestors," I said. "They injected poisons into criminals to turn them into monsters. In the beginning, orphans were forced to fight those monsters as a form of entertainnt."
I paused, closed my eyes, and rembered what had happened to my mother.
"Then they attacked the north," I continued. "My mother. Everyone who lived there."
From there, I explained everything from the beginning.
By the end of it, a commotion started outside, and I already knew they had co to collect or stop the live broadcast.
"So think before you let go of this matter. Today it is us. Tomorrow it will be you or your children. And rember one more thing. They will not stop until they have ruined everyone’s life. Until so of the monsters co through the cracks. Because how long do you think the monsters will stay on the other side of the north?" I finished, then got up from my seat.
"Okay, I have so more interesting questions about your mate, and if you have liked anyone else," Dave remarked.
He was just trying to add spice, but I was done. I needed to get out, find Clentine, and speak with her. I could tell the news had already spread. Warriors were coming in.
"Mr. Ian,," Dave called after , but I rushed through the crowd of people assisting around the room. I ran out of the office and down the hallway, which led to the other side of the building.
As I ran, I heard sothing that made stop in my tracks.
"Is the guy here? The guy who is with Clentine?" a girl asked.
I slowed down and eventually hid behind one of the walls. It seed the warriors had not co here to stop us yet. Soone else had arrived with her own warriors.
"He was just here. He ran away," Dave explained.
"I need to speak with him. It’s about Clentine. Where can I find him?" she asked.
My body started to heat up inside. I knew there were two possibilities. Either this girl was telling the truth and wanted to speak with about Clentine, or she was lying. She could have been sent by the alphas or my father to lure back into his grasp.
It was a risk. A risk I was willing to take. Clentine’s na was being used.
I stepped out from behind the wall.
"I’m here," I voiced, and my words carried through the empty hallway toward her.
She turned toward , and Dave pointed in my direction, gesturing for the caras to stay on.
The girl looked young, probably our age. She rushed toward , motioning behind her to her warriors, who stayed alert, making sure anyone trying to stop us would have to get through them first.
It did not make sense. I had never seen this woman before.
Her warriors also made sure the cara was turned off before she ca into view, almost as if they did not want to show her face or let anyone know what was happening.
She approached and gestured with her head, as if asking to move behind the wall and hide from prying eyes. So I did.
"Who are you? What do you know about Clentine?" I demanded.
She looked at , then cleared her throat.
"My na is Vanessa," she replied. "I’m an alpha’s daughter. I was going to be sent to the north."
As she spoke, I frowned.
"What do you know about Clentine?" I pressed again, because her introduction did not matter to .
"Your mate, Clentine is–" she paused, "currently held captive, and I’m pretty sure they’re going to kill her."
The mont she said those words, it was as if the world began to close in on . I grabbed her by the arms and slamd her against the wall. She looked terrified when I did that.
"What are you saying? Who is holding her captive? And who is going to kill her?" I shouted at her, my nails digging into her skin.
"I didn’t do anything. I promise," she insisted. "It’s my father."
She paused, then said the words that made my body go numb for a mont.
"And the council leaders. They were all in on it," she finished.
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