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.

she opened her mouth to say something else, Stales suddenly slipped with a sharp cry. His body slid forward with speed, vanishing down the

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

Every part of 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

she turned, she came face to face with that same strange guy who had been giving her cold looks earlier. He was right behind her, his eyes filled

voice sharp with irritation. Without warning, he shoved her with so

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

it wasn’t

to her neck. The smell hit her first, then the feel of it. Wet, cold, sticky. Her face twisted

next. The boys around her were taller, stronger. The mud barely reached their waists. But her

it wanted to keep her trapped. Every step

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

a problem with her. Or maybe he was just mad. Either way, she wasn’t going to waste energy on

It wasn’t fast, but it was something. Still, at this pace, she knew she wouldn’t reach the

worry,"

It was Stales.

grabbed her hand and pulled her forward through the mud.

a test like this. And now, here he was, helping her without hesitation. It

helping me like this, I’m not going to learn anything," she said, trying to catch her breath.

no one helps you," Stales replied as

anymore. But she didn’t lean on him either. She still pushed herself forward with everything in her. She was determined to

got out just

challenge was the wall

her. "Do you think you

weight of the

it. She followed him closely, but he moved

slipped. Her arms were

was close to the top of the wall, almost done. That meant this was the final obstacle. If she could get through this, it

in mud, her arms trembling, her knees scraped.

Then she saw him—Kaito.

beside one

start of the test, so why now? Did he come just to

didn’t hurt much. Still, the fall hit her pride harder than her body. She felt stupid. She felt weak. And somewhere deep down, she believed Kaito was probably thinking, I knew

more than anything

without any effort, like it was nothing, and Angela couldn’t help but feel a bit jealous. Everything came so easily for him.

a wolf now, yet she felt no power, no shift, nothing that made her feel strong or different—except the heavy truth that she had not one but two terrible people tied to her

a handful of dry sand and rubbed it across