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

silence.

She held her breath.

it sticking to her face. Running like this, with

slow—echoed behind her. She didn’t

her back against the tree like she could

She was scared.

the bird found

it be fast? Was

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

know? Did the

them stopped it. That

opened her eyes, and

eyes stared

She screamed.

bird screamed back, louder,

She ran.

Her chest hurt. She could run, yes. But not from this. Not from something with

all at once. It vanished

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

anger. Instead, she pushed herself up, slowly, shaking, and

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

hoping someone might hear

Not a single soul.

couldn’t take one more thing. This had to be planned. The Alphas had to know. Hiro had to

tear her shirt to stop the bleeding, but her arms wouldn’t stretch far enough.

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

Her heart nearly stopped.

What now?

place. Something stronger than