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Another voice piped up behind me—some girl, no doubt another wannabe Serissa. "Wow, Storm. Didn't realize we had to worship your mate too."
"You don't have to worship her," Kael said coolly. "But you will respect her."
The girl's face tightened. She glanced around for backup. None came.
"Worshipping her works too. And just so we're clear," Tyrion added without looking up from the book he'd started flipping through, "if you have a problem with her presence, then you're going to have a bigger problem with all four of us. Choose wisely."
The room fell into a heavy silence after that. Even the teacher looked vaguely impressed before shaking her head and turning to the board again.
"Well, now that the alpha showdown is over…" she said dryly, writing something on the board. "Let's continue."
Storm leaned closer and whispered, "Nice intro. You sounded like a queen."
I smiled at him. "I am one."
