A Beauty In An All-Male Alpha Academy

Chapter 12: Game Time

It wasn’t just a bird. It was a damn phoenix with claws so long they could rip her open. It flew fast, wild, like it had only one goal...to tear her apart.

Angela ran.

The forest was the only place to hide. Maybe the bird wouldn’t fit between the trees. Maybe it would lose her in the dark.

She didn’t know. She just ran, her legs shaking, her heart pounding like it would explode.

What the hell was happening to her? Was Hiro messing with her head? Was she stuck in his mind, or was he stuck in hers?

She had no answers. She wished Stales was close. He would’ve known what to do. But he wasn’t here. No one was. Just her. Alone. Running like a mad dog.

The forest was creepy. The kind that made your skin crawl. Animal sounds echoed from all directions. She didn’t care. She would rather face wolves than that firebird chasing her.

She spotted a big tree and pressed herself behind it, trying to catch her breath. Her chest ached. Her hands shook.

Why did she even come to the Alpha Academy?

Was this all a mistake?

Maybe she should’ve run away to a far-off place. Somewhere her uncle would never find her.

But she didn’t.

And now, she was stuck.

Tears slid down her cheeks, hot and fast. Everything felt like it was falling apart. Everyone hated her. Everything hurt. Maybe it was her fault.

Grace once told her that her father died the day she was born. Angela had always found it hard to believe. There were no photos, no keepsakes, nothing. Just words.

The neighbors whispered things too. That no one had ever seen her father. That she was just the result of some one-night mistake.

her tears, but they kept falling. Maybe they were right. Maybe she really was

through the silence. The cry of that horrible

She held her breath.

hair was wild now. She could feel it sticking to her face. Running like this, with her

slow—echoed behind her.

she pressed her back against the tree like she could melt into it and

She was scared.

if the bird found

it hurt? Would it be fast? Was this how it would

Hiro thought this was a good idea. Some twisted test. She wanted to scream. What kind of Alpha did this

know? Did

if they didn’t plan it, none of them stopped it. That made them

eyes, and her

stared back

She screamed.

bird screamed back, louder,

She ran.

hurt. She could run, yes. But not

stirring up dust and pain all at once. It vanished ahead, but the damage was done.

back felt like it was on fire. The cut

slowly, shaking, and leaned against the closest tree. Her legs barely

She needed water. She needed help. She could feel the blood

hoping someone might hear her. But no one

Not a single soul.

Like she couldn’t take one more thing. This had to be planned. The Alphas had to know. Hiro had to know what would happen to her. Why

and tear her shirt to stop the bleeding, but her

worse, the bird came back. But it didn’t fly. It landed and stood a few

Her heart nearly stopped.

What now?

move, to crawl away, but it felt like something had locked her in place. Something stronger than fear. A force she didn’t understand.