Jasmin's POV
Expelled.
The word hammered through my mind like a funeral bell tolling my academic death.
My muscles stayed coiled tight, knuckles still painted crimson, lungs burning as if I'd raced through hell itself. The real inferno blazed in Alpha Alonzo's stare—not rage, not even fury, but cold judgment. Absolute. Unchangeable.
"I refuse," I declared through labored breathing.
"Excuse me?" Alpha Alonzo's features twisted with disbelief.
This was a man who commanded instant obedience, who had never suffered defiance from anyone beneath his authority.
"I refuse your ruling, Alpha Alonzo," I said hoarsely, taking a deliberate step closer. Whatever Max thought or felt didn't matter right now. My attention belonged entirely to the Alpha who had just sentenced me without due process. "There was no investigation. No witness testimony. Nothing. You've banished me from this Academy without allowing me to speak one word in my own defense."
