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where are you taking me for our first date?”
    Morgan seemed a little surprised, but took the comment in stride.
    “I don’t know. Where would you like to go?”
    “Your room,” Alexis replied with a smile.
    “Whore,” Layton murmured under his breath.
    Alexis snickered. “You bet.”
    Morgan shook his head and smiled. “You’ll get there eventually,
    but not today.”
    The words were spoken softly, kindly, but with authority, and
    Clark saw a small shudder course over Alexis. If he were someone
    else, he’d have done a happy dance and even kissed Morgan on the
    mouth for his help. As it was, the mere idea of kissing Morgan
    disgusted him—the man was hot, but Clark was a one-antelope lion—
    and he’d never in his life let loose enough so as to dance gleefully.
    Instead, he discreetly nudged Angel with his knee. His brother owed
    him a hunt.
    “So, will you be okay by yourself today?” Angel asked,
    understanding the gesture.
    “Of course, my little cherubim,” Alexis replied. “I’ll be fine. You
    can go do your own thing.”
    He didn’t seem offended. In fact, he hugged Angel with an
    effusiveness that roused the beast inside Clark. He didn’t want the
    incubus to touch Angel. Only Clark had the right to do that.

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    Thankfully, Alexis soon released Angel from his hold. He got up
    and went around the table. Before anyone knew what was going on,
    he plopped down on Morgan’s lap.
    Morgan didn’t seem affected. He grabbed a piece of sushi off his
    plate and offered it to Alexis. Obediently, Alexis took it in his mouth and ate it. It was a bit disconcerting to see, but the relationships between paranormal creatures often were.
    After breakfast, they had classes, but today, Angel and Clark
    shared most courses, so Clark didn’t mind. Layton, Morgan, Reed,
    and Alexis took off together, with Angel and Clark going their own
    way.
    Clark was one of the older students, in his fifth year at the
    university now. Here, the minimum age of attendance was twenty
    years old, so Angel had not been able to join him in the beginning.
    That period had been the longest in Clark’s life, and many times, he’d wanted to give up and go back home to be with his brother.
    Thankfully, he’d managed to withstand through the one year necessary until Angel at last applied as well. Most of their friends were first years, just like Alexis, so Layton, Morgan, and Reed were probably
    more suited to stand by Alexis’s side. Clark had no doubt Alexis
    would be in good hands.
    For the moment, Clark just enjoyed his brother’s presence. As they
    entered the sports building, they ran into Mr. Ruiz. “Oh, Angel, hello.”
    Clark suppressed a grimace at the teacher calling Angel by his
    given name.
    “Where’s your new friend?” Ruiz inquired.
    “Off to his classes,” Angel replied.
    Mr. Ruiz frowned. “But shouldn’t you be leading him there?”
    Clark was beginning to get irritated. “Alexis is not an idiot. He
    can take care of himself just fine. Besides, we introduced him to our friends, and they committed to taking care of him when we’re not
    around.”

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    Ruiz looked a little horrified. “Your friends? The Pierce-
    Cunninghams?”
    Clark had forgotten that Byron Cunningham had quite a scary
    reputation, and his two sons were benefitting, or suffering, because of it. He wasn’t too concerned though. Layton and Morgan were great
    guys, and Alexis must be as happy as a pig in shit at the shark shifter’s side.
    “Alexis will be fine,” Angel answered. “Layton, Morgan, and
    Reed will take care of him. Now, if you’ll excuse us, we’re late for PE.”
    The teacher didn’t continue the conversation, so Angel and Clark
    headed to the indoors sports facility. The Academy placed a lot of emphasis on its students training their abilities and learning how to control them. A very important section was strong physical training, each according to each shape-shifter