A Beauty In An All-Male Alpha Academy-Chapter 303: Hiro Learns The Truth.

The car came to a halt in front of the PIT. Kaito got out and looked around. The academy was so quiet that it almost felt strange. On their drive from the gate, they hadn’t seen a single student, which was unusual, but it made sense since the semester was over. The students must have all gone home to rest.

"Everywhere is so quiet," Hiro said as he stepped out of the car. He slipped on his sunglasses and started walking toward the PIT door.

"The students are on break. What did you expect?" Taros leaned against the car, folding his arms. "We’re supposed to be somewhere in the Maldives with our mates, but instead, we’re here solving mysteries."

"Trust me, I feel like killing someone right now," Hiro said with a smirk. "And that someone is Mr. Slade or his brother. Why the hell did he escape? He should’ve just waited for us."

"Stop whining, both of you," Kaito muttered as he crouched slightly, his eyes scanning the ground. He was checking for any tire marks or footprints. "Let’s see if our so-called helper left any trace behind."

"The thief always leaves something behind," Samuel said calmly as he started looking around too.

They searched the area carefully but found nothing. With no other choice, they entered the PIT. It wasn’t as dark as they expected. Beta Slade was inside with Eliza. He had brought food for her.

"I heard your voices but decided to wait," Beta Slade said when he saw them. "I knew you’d come down."

"Samuel said you’d be here," Kaito said as he extended his hand. They clasped hands firmly, and the others followed, greeting each other in their usual way.

Eliza stopped eating the moment she saw them. She shoved the food aside and frowned, her brows tightening together. "Snakes in disguise," she spat.

Kaito sighed and rubbed his forehead. "We didn’t come here to deal with your nonsense, Eliza."

Kaito sighed and rubbed his forehead. "We did not come here to deal with your nonsense."

"Then release me!" Eliza shouted, pulling at the chains that bound her. She tried to stand, but her body was too weak. "You wicked Alphas kept me locked away from the world. If Marcus Malynster ever gets hold of you, I swear you’ll be dead!"

Hiro couldn’t help but laugh at her words. "Tell me more about Marcus," he said, his tone mocking. "From the memories I saw, he wasn’t exactly good to you. So why do you keep defending him?"

The room fell silent. Everyone turned to her, waiting, but Eliza said nothing. Taros shook his head. "You can’t even answer him."

"I didn’t reply because I’m not answerable to him!" she growled, her voice trembling with fury. Her chains rattled as she tried to pull free. "Marcus is my master. And when I tell him what you did to me, none of you will live to see another day."

"Who is Marcus?" Hiro asked, taking slow steps toward her. "Which Marcus are you talking about?"

Kaito sighed again. He knew what Hiro was trying to do—play with her mind, push her until she broke. "It’s okay, Hiro. That’s not why we’re here."

"Pfft," Hiro scoffed, ignoring him. He pulled his phone from his pocket and swiped across the screen until he opened his gallery. "Here," he said, turning the screen toward her. "Look at this. My brother training with your master."

Eliza narrowed her eyes, struggling to see. When she finally recognized the man in the photo, her whole body froze. Her eyes widened in disbelief, her lips parting slightly. "No... it can’t be."

"Yes, it is," Hiro said with a low chuckle, stepping back with a sly smile. "He’s with us now."

"I’m going to tell him who you really are and what you did to me!" Eliza shouted, her voice breaking from anger and desperation. She was tired of being locked up, tired of the chains that kept her from freedom. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"I doubt that," Hiro said, winking at her, which only made her angrier. "He’s our friend now."

"I don’t think Marcus is our friend," Taros muttered under his breath. The thought still bothered him—they had no idea how Marcus would react once he learned Eliza was locked away here.

"He’s not our enemy either," Kaito replied firmly. "He’s Angela’s father. That alone earns him some respect. That’s why we need to be careful with Eliza. We’re going to release her today."

"Today?" Samuel asked, shocked.

"Just like that?" Beta Slade added, raising a brow.

"Yes," Kaito said, turning to Eliza. "We’ll take her along and drop her off at her place." Eliza’s face lit up for the first time in days, and Kaito noticed it immediately. That small glimmer of hope pushed him to add, "But we’ll only do that if you tell us who came in and released Mr. Slade."

"Exactly," Hiro said with a smirk. He already knew his brother wouldn’t let this go easily.

Eliza’s shoulders slumped as she pushed herself slightly back, the chains clanking loudly against the floor. "I know nothing," she said weakly. "I swear, I saw no one."

"Save yourself from this, Eliza," Taros warned.

"I think I know a way to find out," Hiro said, handing his phone to Taros. "Let’s play some mind games, right?"

"No... no! Don’t!" Eliza screamed, shaking her head in terror. But it was already too late. Her mind was being pulled into the trap of the lord of mischief.

A few tense minutes passed before Hiro finally opened his eyes again. His face had changed completely. The smugness was gone. He took a slow step back, staring at Eliza with shock and disbelief.

"What happened?" Kaito asked, his eyes moving quickly from Eliza to Hiro. Something felt wrong—he could see it in his brother’s face. Hiro had seen something. But what?

"We’re dying of curiosity here," Taros said, giving Hiro a light tap on the arm. "Say something already."

"Did you see who came here?" Kaito pressed.

"N-no," Hiro stammered, blinking rapidly. He still looked dazed, as though he hadn’t fully come back to reality. "The last time she saw Mr. Slade was last night. She went to bed and woke up without any memory of him."

"Okay, but why are you acting like this if you didn’t see anything?" Samuel asked, voicing what everyone else was thinking.

"I... I—" Hiro began, but Eliza cut him off suddenly.

"Please forgive me," she cried, rubbing her palms together. "Please, don’t say it. I had to do it."

"Do what?" Kaito asked, his confusion turning to irritation. The back-and-forth was getting to him. "Can someone speak clearly?"

"They asked me to do the job, and I did. That’s all," Eliza said, tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Nothing much?" Hiro snapped, his voice trembling. "People died, Eliza! Do you even know who they were?"

"No," she whispered, terrified. "I was only told to place an object in their car. That’s all I did."

"Was it Marcus who ordered it?" Hiro asked, trying to keep his tone calm, though his hands were shaking. He was holding his rage in by a thread.

"What the hell is going on?" Kaito shouted, his patience snapping.

Hiro opened his mouth, but no words came out. His eyes filled with tears, and before he could stop them, they spilled down his cheeks. He took a deep breath, but his voice broke when he finally spoke.

"I just found out my parents were killed," he said softly. "It wasn’t an accident."

"What?" they all echoed at once, their voices full of disbelief.