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Leiland, the cheetah in question, now claimed it had all been Angel and Clark’s
fault, and most everyone in the PE class seemed to agree with them.
One of the wrestlers competing with Clark, someone named Jonathan,
even claimed Clark had been particularly violent that day.
“Slow down, little lamb,” his mate told him from behind him.
Carson turned around and glared at his mate. Brody had never
gotten over his original nickname for Carson, even if Carson had
actually stopped being a lamb years back. He was now officially a
ram, with horns and everything. He’d have loved to use them on all
those people pointing accusing fingers at Clark and Angel. Right then and there, his hands were tied, and he just wanted to see his sons and go home.
Brody cupped his cheeks and pressed a kiss over his nose.
“Breathe, Carson,” Brody murmured. “I know how you feel, believe
me. But we can’t let the kids see it.”
As Brody hugged him, Carson nodded and struggled to calm
down. Their sons needed them to be level-headed, not to fall apart
under the first threat. After a few moments in Brody’s embrace, he felt like he wouldn’t explode if he saw one single cheetah in front of him.
“All right. I’m calm.”
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Brody pressed a brief peck to his lips. “Besides, you heard Sara.
They’ll be studying the video feeds, and no matter what anyone says, the truth will come out.”
That thought made Carson feel a bit better. He was convinced his
sons were telling the truth, so their innocence would be proven by the recordings.
Brody released him from his arms, and hand in hand, they made
their way toward the M dorm, the building especially erected for
magical and mythological beings. Angel had told them on the phone
that he would briefly be staying with a new student, an incubus named Alexis Whitaker. Brody and Carson had been a bit concerned, but
when they’d arrived, they had met Alexis and they found him to be a
friendly, polite young man, who showed genuine concern for Angel
and Clark. That made him all right in Carson’s book.
Carson didn’t know exactly if his two sons were there, but he went
with his instinct and with his logic. They were unlikely to go to
Clark’s room, where it was teeming with other felines, and it would
make sense to seek solitude in a building that was nearly empty except for them and a couple of guards.
Outside the dorm, they found a couple of bored-looking guards
who demanded their identification. After showing their visitor passes and explaining they were Angel’s parents, the guards let them through.
Carson gathered they must have known in advance about the visit
because they didn’t give Carson and Brody too much trouble.
They went up to the first floor, heading toward the room that had
been assigned to Alexis and Angel. As they reached the destination,
some sort of odd feeling settled over Carson’s heart. It wasn’t bad, per se, but rather strange and a bit disconcerting.
Brody seemed to feel it as well. He knocked at the door and
waited for an answer. A thump and curse sounded inside. “Yeah?”
It was Clark’s voice, and even if he sounded as calm as ever,
Carson was a parent, and he could sense something was different. “It’s us,” he replied. “Can we come in?”
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“Just a minute,” Clark replied.
Carson shared a look with Brody. “Is everything okay, son?”
Brody asked.
“Everything’s fine, Dad,” Angel replied just moments after. “One
second, and we’ll be right there.”
Angel had never been a good liar, and Carson could hear the
anxiety in his antelope son’s voice. Even if normally, he’d never have burst in on his sons or intruded on their privacy, the day had played havoc on his state of mind. Without allowing himself to hesitate, he pushed the door open and stepped inside the room.
At first, the sight that met his eyes didn’t really process. He stared,
fault, and most everyone in the PE class seemed to agree with them.
One of the wrestlers competing with Clark, someone named Jonathan,
even claimed Clark had been particularly violent that day.
“Slow down, little lamb,” his mate told him from behind him.
Carson turned around and glared at his mate. Brody had never
gotten over his original nickname for Carson, even if Carson had
actually stopped being a lamb years back. He was now officially a
ram, with horns and everything. He’d have loved to use them on all
those people pointing accusing fingers at Clark and Angel. Right then and there, his hands were tied, and he just wanted to see his sons and go home.
Brody cupped his cheeks and pressed a kiss over his nose.
“Breathe, Carson,” Brody murmured. “I know how you feel, believe
me. But we can’t let the kids see it.”
As Brody hugged him, Carson nodded and struggled to calm
down. Their sons needed them to be level-headed, not to fall apart
under the first threat. After a few moments in Brody’s embrace, he felt like he wouldn’t explode if he saw one single cheetah in front of him.
“All right. I’m calm.”
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Brody pressed a brief peck to his lips. “Besides, you heard Sara.
They’ll be studying the video feeds, and no matter what anyone says, the truth will come out.”
That thought made Carson feel a bit better. He was convinced his
sons were telling the truth, so their innocence would be proven by the recordings.
Brody released him from his arms, and hand in hand, they made
their way toward the M dorm, the building especially erected for
magical and mythological beings. Angel had told them on the phone
that he would briefly be staying with a new student, an incubus named Alexis Whitaker. Brody and Carson had been a bit concerned, but
when they’d arrived, they had met Alexis and they found him to be a
friendly, polite young man, who showed genuine concern for Angel
and Clark. That made him all right in Carson’s book.
Carson didn’t know exactly if his two sons were there, but he went
with his instinct and with his logic. They were unlikely to go to
Clark’s room, where it was teeming with other felines, and it would
make sense to seek solitude in a building that was nearly empty except for them and a couple of guards.
Outside the dorm, they found a couple of bored-looking guards
who demanded their identification. After showing their visitor passes and explaining they were Angel’s parents, the guards let them through.
Carson gathered they must have known in advance about the visit
because they didn’t give Carson and Brody too much trouble.
They went up to the first floor, heading toward the room that had
been assigned to Alexis and Angel. As they reached the destination,
some sort of odd feeling settled over Carson’s heart. It wasn’t bad, per se, but rather strange and a bit disconcerting.
Brody seemed to feel it as well. He knocked at the door and
waited for an answer. A thump and curse sounded inside. “Yeah?”
It was Clark’s voice, and even if he sounded as calm as ever,
Carson was a parent, and he could sense something was different. “It’s us,” he replied. “Can we come in?”
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“Just a minute,” Clark replied.
Carson shared a look with Brody. “Is everything okay, son?”
Brody asked.
“Everything’s fine, Dad,” Angel replied just moments after. “One
second, and we’ll be right there.”
Angel had never been a good liar, and Carson could hear the
anxiety in his antelope son’s voice. Even if normally, he’d never have burst in on his sons or intruded on their privacy, the day had played havoc on his state of mind. Without allowing himself to hesitate, he pushed the door open and stepped inside the room.
At first, the sight that met his eyes didn’t really process. He stared,
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