Chapter 8: A Fight II.

Angela made her way down the stairs, her heart racing with nerves and anticipation. She followed the crowd headed to the cafeteria, hoping she’d find Stales easily.

And she did.

He stood by the entrance, waving excitedly the moment he spotted her.

"Hey!" he greeted, his smile bright.

"Hello," Angela said softly, a shy blush creeping up her cheeks. It felt silly, but this was the first time someone had looked genuinely happy to see her. Back home, people avoided her because of her mother. Here, at Alpha Academy, she wasn’t just someone’s outcast daughter. She was Angel. A boy with a fresh start.

And she already had a friend.

"I have to be honest...I wish I were you right now," Stales said suddenly, slapping her arm playfully.

"Ouch!" Angela winced, pulling back. Her entire body flinched from the unexpected sting.

Stales blinked. "Wait, did that hurt? I barely touched you."

"It did. Don’t do that again, please," she muttered, rubbing her arm. She wasn’t used to this kind of roughness. Not physically, not emotionally. Not from boys.

"My bad," Stales said quickly, genuinely surprised. "So, you want to know why you’re lucky?"

Angela folded her arms. "Enlighten me."

"You got into Gold House," Stales said with mock envy, then added dramatically, "and your roommate is Alpha Kaito. Do you know how cool that is?"

Angela fought the urge to groan. If only he knew.

There was nothing cool about it. Kaito was a walking storm cloud...grumpy, arrogant, and completely full of himself. Living with him felt like trying to breathe in a room with no air.

"Being Kaito’s roommate might seem scary but, I’d trade places with you in a heartbeat," Stales continued, clearly fantasizing about it.

"Let’s do it then," Angela said, rolling her eyes. "You go to Gold House, be Kaito’s new roommate, and I’ll happily move to the Red House."

Stales laughed, shaking his head. "It doesn’t work like that. Kaito gets special privileges. The school allowed him pick his roommate."

lifted. "Really? I thought it

for him. He’s... different. You’ll understand

same room with Kaito, let alone figure

her? That couldn’t be right...

to the present. "Have

they walked into the cafeteria. There were over a hundred tables. Most of them were full. No one looked her way, which meant she was doing a good job at blending

"Yes, him of course."

wish I hadn’t," Angela sighed. She followed Stales to where the trays were stacked. She grabbed one and joined the line. Stales was

you know who

the Gold

had to stop talking. He went to sit

him. Stales didn’t waste

touching his food. "Gold House stands for the West. It’s named after the West Pack. Black is for the South, Red for the East, White for the North, and Blue

he’d just

five parts of the werewolf kingdom. All students come from

just to

For example, Kaito leads the West House. His father is the Alpha of the West.

it the same guy who gave her a ride earlier?

think it’s him. He’s not in school right now," Stales said with a smile. He was happy Angela was paying attention. "Alpha Hiro leads the South Pack. Alpha Renn leads the East...that’s my pack. He’s dangerous. You should stay away from him. He knows how to trap

thing she wanted was trouble with another Alpha. She’d keep her

leads the Central

"No one," Stales said.

Angela looked surprised. "Why?"

the real reason. It’s weird because only a few students are placed

"Really?"

whispered, "Something bad happened

froze. That sounded creepy. What did he mean

it," she said,

there,"

her back. Her eyes

tables heard. They gave her a strange

more, someone walked up to her and said, "Get up, I want

want me to leave the table?" Angela asked, confused. There were plenty of empty

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