Alpha Academy: The omega in disguise

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aze still felt like a weight between my shoulder blades, but I didn't look b

mixed with detergent. Voices echoed from the training arena beyond the glass partition; shouts, thuds, the i

someone

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from a nearby rack. "What happened? Oversleep? Or did y

busy,"

asn't. His gaze flicked briefly to my wrist, the hand

ing his line of sight. "Don't wait for m

I'd hate to apply

but he stepped beside

rankings posted thi

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aused long enough to glance at me. "Everyone's talking about

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onan had entered the training arena. His reflection drifted into view, broad sh

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few top ranks, instructors, and admirers circling like plane

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from across the room. He clappe

efore heading into

lights cast everything in a stark white glow that made it impossible to hide shadows. Alphas trained

locating exits automaticall

on. No one spoke to me unless

ars across his jaw, strode into the cent

sment drills start now

shifted

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sed. His gaze flicked from Ronan to

ed," h

. He didn't posture. He didn't smirk. He just watched me wit

int of suffocation. Most Alphas projected without effort. Ronan c

e mat without spe

enter circle. The noises in

he suppressant already thinning in my blood. I couldn't aff

ore me," Rona

t. But they cut through the

thout flinching.

ed through his eyes. Interest? Amu

or Vale

atch

moved

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ered in their matches, eyes

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e stopped fightin

atching like

, but the impact jolted through his arm. I used the moment to increase distance, forcing my body

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