A Beauty In An All-Male Alpha Academy

Chapter 41: Her Primal Powers or The Goddess’ Compensation?

Her lips parted, but nothing came out. No sound, no words. Angela just stood there, confused and lost, not knowing what to say or do next. Why did it always have to be her? Why was her case always different? Everyone else could reject their mates without trouble, but when it came to her, she couldn’t. And all because they were Alphas.

Now she was stuck with Hiro for the rest of her life? No. That couldn’t be. She refused to accept it. There had to be a way out. There just had to be.

She didn’t hear a single word the teacher said as he talked about the obstacle course. Her mind was far away, drowning in thoughts she didn’t want to think. She only came back to the present when Stales tapped her shoulder, his voice low with concern.

"Are you okay? You don’t look too good."

"Nothing. I’m just tired," she lied, forcing a smile she didn’t feel.

"You heard the rules, right? The teacher just explained everything."

Angela blinked, trying to focus. "What did he say?" she asked quietly. She didn’t even know if she should be doing this test. Her rankings were low and she needed to climb up, but right now, she wasn’t sure she had the strength for it. Still, giving up completely would be worse than failing.

Stales was about to explain when the whistle blew. Angela flinched. The other boys took off in a rush and she ran with them, hoping she’d catch on along the way. But it wasn’t that simple.

Ahead of her, two boys ran straight into three thick wooden bars that shot out of the ground. They didn’t see it in time. The crash was loud, their fall even louder. Angela gasped and stopped, staring with her mouth open. She could almost feel the pain they must be in.

Before she could think, Stales grabbed her hand and pulled her in a different direction.

"Don’t worry about them," he said as they ran. "They’ve been eliminated. That’s how it works. You fail to pass an obstacle, you’re out. That’s the rule."

"Wow... this is a lot harder than I thought," Angela muttered as she kept running behind Stales. Her legs were starting to burn, her chest felt tight, but she pushed on. Then she noticed a strange guy ahead who kept glancing at her with disgust. He was tall, with auburn hair and deep brown eyes that looked like they had already judged her. Probably a werewolf, she thought. But something about him felt familiar, and it bothered her. Had they met before? No, that was impossible. She didn’t know anyone from the Academy.

Before she could ask Stales about him, they reached the mouth of a tunnel. It looked long and narrow, and she had no idea where it led.

"This is the mud pit section," Stales said, dropping to his knees and pressing both hands to the ground. Without hesitation, he crawled in. Angela took a deep breath and followed behind him.

"This part is one of the hardest," he added.

"Have you done this before?" she asked. Her voice echoed slightly in the dark. It felt suffocating inside. Unlike what people always said about tunnels, there was no light at the end of this one. Just thick, pressing heat and complete darkness.

"No," he answered.

"Then how do you know about it?"

"Alex told me. He said Alpha Kaito mentioned it this morning," Stales replied, pausing to catch his breath.

Angela rolled her eyes when she heard Kaito’s name. Of course. They all practically worshipped him. And yet, he was her roommate and hadn’t said a single word about this test. If he had warned her, at least she would have been mentally ready. But no, she was left to figure things out the hard way, like always.

else, Stales suddenly slipped with a

screamed, reaching out instinctively. But it was no use. He was already

her screamed that whatever was waiting down there wasn’t safe. She didn’t want to go any further. The only thing that made sense in that moment was to turn around and

same strange guy who had been giving her cold looks earlier. He was right

boy," he said, his voice sharp with irritation. Without

fast down the narrow path, and she shut her eyes tightly. She didn’t want to see

wasn’t the

almost up to her neck. The smell hit her first, then the feel of it. Wet, cold, sticky. Her face twisted with disgust. As a girl, this

her were taller, stronger. The mud barely reached their waists. But her body sank deeper, and she realized quickly that this was going to be

her like it wanted to keep her

the auburn-haired guy spat as he swam past her, his

didn’t respond. Maybe he had a problem with her. Or maybe he was just mad. Either way, she wasn’t going to

her legs felt like lead, but she was moving. It wasn’t fast, but it was something. Still, at this pace, she knew she wouldn’t reach the finish line in time. That thought alone made

worry," a familiar voice called

It was Stales.

and pulled her forward through the mud. This time, she moved

expected him to come back for her, not in the middle of a test like this. And now, here he was, helping her without hesitation. It made her feel guilty. If they didn’t make it to

to learn anything," she said,

is allowed here. You could die in this mud if no one helps you," Stales replied as they both kept moving

with everything in her. She was determined to make it out of the mud on her

got out just

was

to her. "Do you think you can do

back despite the weight of

closely, but he moved faster than she expected. He was strong, agile, and he made it look easy. How was he

Her hands slipped. Her arms were weak. Still, she

the top of the wall, almost done. That meant this was the final obstacle. If

had to finish no matter what. Her whole body was soaked in mud, her arms trembling,

Then she saw him—Kaito.

one of

start of the test, so

Still, the

more

his head, then let go and jumped down. He landed without any effort, like it was nothing, and Angela couldn’t help but feel a bit jealous. Everything came so easily for

her feel strong or different—except the heavy truth that she had not one but

here," Alex said gently, reaching for her hand. He picked up a handful of dry sand