A Beauty In An All-Male Alpha Academy

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

He’s... different.

Kaito, let alone figure out how his mind worked. Still, something about what Stales

That couldn’t be

her back to the present. "Have

were over a hundred tables. Most of them were full. No one looked her way, which meant she was doing

"Yes, him of course."

I hadn’t," Angela sighed. She followed Stales to where the trays were stacked. She grabbed one and joined the line. Stales was right in front of her. He

unbelievable. Do you know who he

the Gold House.

talking. He went to sit at a nearby

with him. Stales

It’s named after the West Pack. Black is for the South, Red

just be quiet and eat

werewolf kingdom.

said, just to

leader from that region. For example, Kaito leads the West House. His father

a little when she heard the name. Was it the same

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

a chill. After what happened with Kaito, the last thing she wanted was trouble with another Alpha.

leads the Central

"No one," Stales said.

Angela looked surprised. "Why?"

real reason. It’s weird because

"Really?"

in and whispered, "Something bad happened in the Central House years ago. It was sealed for a long time. They just opened

What did he

it,"

died there," Stales

chills shot down her back. Her eyes

They gave her a strange look, then

walked up to her and said, "Get up, I want your

leave the table?" Angela asked, confused. There were plenty of empty seats around.