Chapter 370: Leaving

Chapter 370: Leaving

"So, you saw the demon too?" Anna asked.
"Miss Matthews, please refrain from intimidating the students." One adult reprimanded her. "The children saw how you slaughtered demons. They are scared of you and your blood lust."
"So… I am not allowed to prove my innocence."
"I didn't say that!"
"Silence!" Again, Prince Asahel said. "We already lost many people tonight. I don't want to talk about other things. All I wanted is to know where those demons came from!"
"It came from that door! I am telling you!" the man with reddish hair pointed at the door. "Believe us… it really came out of that door."
"So, you are saying that the demons were summoned inside this building?" Another person chimed in.
"Let's look at the facts here. Let's avoid assumptions."
Again, Asahel cleared his throat. "If the demon were indeed summoned inside, then where are the traces?"
"That— "
"It is general knowledge that demons only leave destruction in their wake. Nothing else! If they were here, they would have destroyed the building and burned the trees."
And they would have done that.
If that summoning circle worked.
Now, Anna understood that the person who placed that circle in her room might have two motives. The first is to kill her. They wanted to make it look like the demons did it. And if they don't succeed, they are going to frame her as the person who summoned demons.
The plan would have succeeded if… she didn't deactivate the circle in advance.
Everyone around her can be the culprit.
Trusting them would be dangerous.
"Let's go inside and check if — "
"Can't you see it?" Prince Asahel's sudden outbursts surprised everyone. "There were a lot of wounded students and you only cared about this?"
Prince Asahel stood by her side.
"She fought for everyone. She would have killed the largest one without Alpha Urchaid. And now you are trying to accuse her of summoning those demons?"
Anna sighed inwardly. What is he? A knight in shining armor?
"Pardon me, your highness but please let them check inside." Anna finally decided to say something.
"Anna that— "
"Let them go inside." She walked towards the castle and opened the door. "No one lives here aside from me. No servants, no cooks. The rooms are dusty and dirty. There are rats everywhere." She smiled. "Please come in and find your demons."
"What? Why aren't you moving?" Anna asked. "Oh… you just realized something? Did you just realize that If I wanted to kill everyone, I would never summon something inside this building and make myself the culprit?"
Her gaze landed on the red-faced Alpha. "You wanted me out of this place… right? Fine. I am leaving."
"Anna... This…"Obviously, Asahel immediately tried to stop her. "Without a pack… everyone would consider you as a rogue."
"And? Do you think I wouldn't be able to protect myself, your highness?"
"This — Headmistress…"
"Miss Matthews, I would like the apologize for the mishap."
"Mishap?" Anna slowly pushed the door and almost immediately, a loud crack echoed. The door made an eek sound before it fell to the ground. "This treatment is considered a mishap?"
Without saying anything else, she walked toward the forest and murmured. "As a rogue… next time that we see each other… I will kill you."
She knew everyone could hear them.
"Hey! Where are you going? You can't leave now! Please calm down! They made a mistake!"
"Stop following me, your highness."
"Anna please… "he held her arm. "Please don't leave this academy. Those people will send assassins to kill you. They don't want anyone to challenge their authority. You are different from them. You have no Alpha and you are stronger than them. Your mere existence threatened them."
And how is that my problem? She wanted to ask.
Instead, she removed his hand from his arm and started walking.
"Please, just stay for me."
What the hell?
Of course, she ignored the man's pleading. Right now, she just needed to confirm something. So, she needed to leave this place.
She knew those people would let her leave.
She was already looking for ways to be able to leave the place, but those people actually handed her the key!
They wanted to accuse her and now she had the reason to leave after being 'bullied.'
The news would soon reach the King's ears and politics would complicate things.
While Alpha Urchaid showed his dislike for her presence in the school, the other Alpha didn't even show themselves. So, those people were either scared or are serving the King and didn't want to oppose his decree.
Anyway, this isn't her concern anymore.
"Please…"
"Your highness… please leave me alone." She let out a loud sigh. What the hell is wrong with this cockroach?
"Can't you just stay? This place will protect you."
"As you can see, your highness, this place isn't as safe as you originally thought." She halted her steps and turned towards the nuisance. Should she just kill him?
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'Oh… got it.'
"And stop following me. I know what you want and it's a no. You can't manipulate me into becoming one of your people."
"Anna…"
"Your highness… " she leaned forward and whispered. "Your schemes are useless when it comes to me. I know what you are planning to do, and it won't work." She looked at the man's eyes and watch his reaction.
She already had suspicions it was the Prince who summoned those creatures. Perhaps he wanted to use the incident to lure her into his camp by 'saving' her. She even thought that Alpha Urchaid was in on it. The timing was just perfect.
Why would the Alpha suddenly leave and then come back to kill the demons?
Everything felt scripted, and she could smell it a mile away.
The man froze for a few seconds before he resumed his sad look.
He is good.
She wanted to applaud him.
She took a step back. Then, without saying anything, she dashed towards the darkness, leaving the man alone.
She needed to go back to her packhouse and confirm if the ones who obliterated her pack… were also demons.