Free Web NovelChapter 81: Beam Gets Suspended
Everyone was now sitting on the bench. We had been quiet for a while, no one saying a single word. It felt like we were waiting for someone to speak first. It was exactly like being on bench duty during a game, just sitting there and waiting for your turn to be called in. Except in this game, we didn’t even know who the coach was or who was going to be called next. The air was thick and heavy, and every breath I took felt like it was echoing in the silence.
"Okay, this is stupid. I’m out of here. I don’t even know why I’m here in the first place," Peamah said. He stood up abruptly from the bench and started walking away toward the other side of the field.
I watched him go, still wondering why he had actually saved me from Beam earlier. It was weird. He looked like he had been ready to beat his own sister just to keep her off me. He literally pinned her to the ground to protect me, and I couldn’t figure out why.
Silence fell over us again the second he was gone. We just sat there, staring at the track, waiting for the next voice to break the quiet.
"So... there’s a fucking sex tape of us on the internet. How?" Princess finally spoke. Those were the very first words out of her mouth after she finished watching the video on her phone. Her voice was low, vibrating with a kind of anger that made the hair on my arms stand up.
"The video was uploaded early this morning," Malo explained. He was looking at his shoes, his voice small. "One of the twins showed it to me in the hallway, and now it’s everywhere. Everyone in the school has seen it by now."
I felt the heat rush to my face again. I turned my head and looked down the bench. "This was all her. She’s the one who fucking planned the whole thing. She’s the one who told Malo to give me the pill, and she was the one who sent me to your room that night," I said, pointing my finger directly at Beam. She was sitting at the very end of the bench, looking completely unbothered.
"I am not the one who uploaded the video," Beam said. She didn’t even look at me when she said it.
"But you were the one who made it," I shot back. I wasn’t going to let her wiggle out of this.
"Do you have any proof of that?" Beam asked. She finally turned her head, giving me a cold, mocking look.
"I don’t have physical proof, but I have a witness," I said, nodding toward my friend. "Malo said you were the one who gave him the pill. You told him to give it to any omega in the club."
"Oh shit... I really don’t want to be involved in this," Malo muttered. He went back to staring at the ground, trying to shrink into his seat. It was obvious he wanted to be anywhere else but on this bench, but he was the only witness I had.
"Really, MG? You just can’t keep your mouth shut, can you?" Beam said. She glared at Malo, her eyes flashing with a warning.
"Well, I don’t actually work for you, Beam. I work for Princess," Malo said. He sat up a little straighter, though his voice was still shaking. "And I already told her everything about that night anyway. So if you’re thinking about breaking my legs or something, you should know that Princess is going to protect me."
"Shut. The. Fuck. Up."
Princess suddenly stood up from the bench. She didn’t just move; she exploded. she slammed her phone down onto the ground with so much force. Sasha jumped and immediately moved away from her, giving her as much space as possible. That outburst got everyone’s attention.
"My sex life was uploaded for everyone to see. My image is being tarnished by that fucking video, and you know how much I value my image, Beam. You know what it means to me," Princess said. She was staring directly at her best friend, her chest heaving. "If that video ever gets to my Gramps, you know exactly what that means."
"Look, I would never do anything to tarnish your image, Princess. I know how much the Kings’ reputation means.... I’m telling you, I didn’t upload the video," Beam said. She stayed seated, trying to look calm, but I could see her fingers twitching.
"Really? You were the one who made the video in the first place, but you have no idea how it got on the internet?" Princess asked. Her voice was dripping with sarcasm.
Beam froze. For the first time, I saw real shock written all over her face. She looked like she had been caught in a trap she didn’t see coming.
"Princess, whatever Malo told you is not...."
"Shut the fuck up, Beam. I know. Yes, I know exactly what you did to me that night," Princess said. Her voice dropped until it was low and hurt. "Even knowing you spiked my drink, I still drank it. I trusted you, Beam. Even when you were handing me poison, I still took it because I wanted my best friend close to me. I thought we were a team."
"Princess, I would never poison you. I was just trying to show..."
"If you didn’t upload the video yourself, then who did you give it to?" Princess interrupted. She folded her arms across her chest. "Because I’m sure whoever you gave it to is the one who did. And once I get their name, I’m going to make them pay for it. I will ruin their image just like they ruined mine today."
Beam went quiet. The field seemed to go silent with her.
She looked down at her feet, closing her eyes for a moment. She looked like she was holding everything in, struggling with something inside her. Then she slowly looked back up at Princess. Her expression changed. The mask of the loyal best friend finally cracked and fell away.
"I was the one who uploaded the video," Beam said. Her voice was flat and cold. "I wanted to ruin your image. I wanted to bring you down. I hated you, and I still do."
The words felt like a physical blow. Princess didn’t move.
"Being an Alpha has always made you the first choice for everything," Beam continued. She stood up now, matching Princess’s height. "When people walk into a room, they see you first. Everyone chooses you. And I’m always just the second choice. The one who gets whatever is left over. So yeah, I drugged you and the omega. I wanted to show everyone how shitty of an Alpha you really are when you lose control."
Princess didn’t scream. She didn’t punch her. She just smiled.
It wasn’t a happy smile. It was a dark, knowing look that felt like she had expected this betrayal all along. It was the smile of someone who had already won.
"So... you’re the one who uploaded the video?" Princess asked one last time. freeweɓnøvel.com
"Yes, I did," Beam said, her jaw set.
"You’re suspended," Princess said. She didn’t raise her voice. "I don’t want to see your face in front of me again. Go to the principal’s office right now and explain exactly what you did. Everyone else, get back to class. We’re done here."
Princess said that and just walked off the field without looking back.
