It was Jayden. Standing like a soldier at the entrance and with an expression that could make any scared person pee in his pants. "Why the hell is my mate held here after the lecture?" He stormed inside. His hands were in the pockets, eyes glaring ahead with muscles ticking around his jaw. He slowly came walking within at a slow pace. "That's bec—" The teacher tried to reason but was shown a palm by the Alpha's stubborn heir as he made her halt in mid-way. "You don't have to. I heard it, Mrs. McGrath." Jayden sternly announced while taking a look at Emily's face before he walked ahead of his father and teacher and stopped between Emily and them, standing like a wall, protecting her from their discomforting gaze. Emily had been praying to the moon goddess as she eagerly wished fo