Chapter 4

At noon the next day, the campus gates were packed with students.

Almost the whole school had shown up.

Word had spread that Theodore had excelled in the tournament and led the school to a national collegiate hockey championship.

Half had come to congratulate him.

The other half had come to watch me get humiliated.

Scarlett's makeup was flawless. She wore a bright cheer uniform, held a bouquet of flowers, and stood right up front.

Her sidekicks were even holding up a banner.

"Welcome Back, Theodore! Our Campus Hero!"

One of them leaned in and whispered smugly,

"You'd better be scared. Theodore's about to expose you. With all the witnesses and evidence against you, let's see you talk your way out of this, gold digger!"

I clenched my fists and kept my eyes locked on the gates.

Before long, the bus carrying Theodore pulled up.

He was the third person off the bus, and the second he appeared, every girl on campus went wild.

"Ahhh! Theodore, I love you!"

Scarlett smoothed her hair and stepped forward with the bouquet, looking shy and excited. "Theodore, while you were gone, I took care of a big problem for you."

She took a deep breath and looked up at him hopefully, like a kid waiting to be praised.

"I know some shameless Omega has been threatening you.

"So I got everything back for you. Look, here's your debit card..."

She handed Theodore the debit card she'd taken from me.

Theodore looked a little confused.

"I already reported her to the school and had them discipline her. If she dares to keep harassing you, she'll be expelled."

There was a strange gleam in her eyes, and she sounded thrilled.

"She even had the nerve to claim she's your sister. Why don't you set the record straight right now so she can't hurt your reputation?"

"Sister?"

When he heard that word, Theodore frowned.

Scarlett jumped right in.

"That's right, Theodore. You're confused too, aren't you? I knew there was no way a lowly Omega like her could be your sister!

"She's got some nerve. She almost had us fooled..."

Scarlett was still chattering away.

A second later, Theodore realized what she meant.

As if sensing me, Theodore looked through the crowd and met my gaze from several hundred yards away.

He took in my hollow cheeks, the dark circles under my eyes, and the hurt written all over my face.

His expression darkened instantly.

"Oh? So she's the Omega tramp you say was coming on to me?"

Theodore's tone was impossible to read.

I knew that look of his all too well.

It meant he was about to lose it.

The last time I'd seen him this angry was when a rogue kidnapped me.

Afterward, he used the guy as a punching bag for three days and three nights.

Scarlett, oblivious to the danger, kept going.

"Yes! Her! A worthless Omega throwing herself at someone far above her station. I'll have someone teach her a lesson right now!"

Theodore narrowed his eyes.

"Oh? And how are you going to teach her a lesson?"

Scarlett eagerly started to answer, then froze.

The ice in Theodore's eyes made her shiver.

He looked down at her and spoke slowly.

"Since when does anyone get to teach my sister a lesson?"