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.

tears, but they kept falling. Maybe they were right. Maybe she

sound cut through the silence. The cry

She held her breath.

could feel it sticking to her face. Running like this, with her chest wrapped tight just to hide what she was,

behind her. She didn’t

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

She was scared.

the

it hurt? Would it be fast? Was this

twisted test. She wanted to scream. What kind of Alpha did

Kaito know? Did the

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

her eyes, and her whole body

stared

She screamed.

screamed back, louder,

She ran.

could run, yes.

pain all at once. It

her back felt like it was on fire. The cut wasn’t deep, but it hurt like

she didn’t scream in anger. Instead, she pushed herself up, slowly, shaking, and leaned against the closest tree. Her legs barely held

throat was dry. She needed water. She needed help. She could feel the blood seeping through her

out, 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 else would he choose her out

bleeding, but her arms

when she thought it couldn’t get worse, the bird came back. But it didn’t fly. It landed and stood a few feet away, watching

Her heart nearly stopped.

What now?

tried to move, to crawl away, but it felt like something had locked her in place. Something stronger than fear. A force she