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."

eyebrows lifted. "Really? I thought

He’s... different. You’ll understand

in the same room with Kaito, let alone figure out how his mind worked. Still, something about what

couldn’t be right...

nudging her back to the present. "Have you met

over a hundred tables. Most of them were full.

"Yes, him of course."

Stales to where the trays were stacked. She grabbed one and joined the line. Stales was right

Do you know

the Gold House. My

got served and had to stop talking. He went to

and sat with him. Stales didn’t waste

House stands for the West. It’s named after the West Pack. Black is

wishing he’d just be quiet and

houses match the five parts of the werewolf kingdom. All students come from

Angela said, just to be

region. For example, Kaito leads the West House. His father is the Alpha of the West. Then there’s Taros,

name. Was it the same guy who gave her a ride

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

with Kaito, the last thing she wanted was trouble with

who leads the Central House?" she

"No one," Stales said.

Angela looked surprised. "Why?"

way. Only the staff knows the real reason. It’s weird because only a few students are

"Really?"

guy in my class told me..." He glanced around, then leaned in and whispered, "Something bad happened in the Central House years ago. It was sealed for a long time. They just

creepy. What did he mean by something

it,"

died there,"

chills shot down her back. Her eyes widened as

gave

she was about to ask more, someone walked up to her and said, "Get

Angela asked, confused.