Chapter 81 Hierarchy Rewritten

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“Eat.” He said

I blinked. So he brought this second te for:

rine? Did h

he know I was

s still hungry?

It was impossible… right?

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Could he really bhave /bheard my stomach growling?

His gaze slowly lifted to meet mine when I did not touch the te, and I felt my face heat with embarrassment.

Shit

“I’m full.“I muttered quickly, turning away and sipping my juice as if it could drown my shame.

He chewed silently for a moment, watching me. “What a shame,” he sighed. “The food will go to waste then.”

My head snapped toward him. “Why? You should eat it.

He ulted his head and pointed at the te. “Once a te is served, it bcan’t /bbe returned or offered to anyone else. There’s no way I bcan /bfinish all this. It’ll bjust /bend up bin /bthe trash.”

He sighed again, this time with exaggerated pity,

I stared at the untouched food. It looked too damn delicious to be thrown away. And truthfully, I bwas /b1 hesitated.

hungry

Then, after a moment of quiet deliberation. I spoke. “I don’t waste food. And I can’t bstand /bwatching others do it either… so I’ll

cat it

Without waiting for a response, I grabbed the fork and spoon and began eating quietly, quickly, and without meeting his

nore on me than on his own food.

Unbeknownst bto /bme, a small smile tugged at the corners of his lips. His eyes lingered bmore /bon That’s why I finished quickly and bstood /bto bleave/bb, /bonly to bear his chair scrape against the floor behind me.

He was following me.

Turned around with a frown. “Why are

you

following me?”

“Following byou/b?” he arched a brow, feigning innocence. “I’m just leaving bthe /bcafeteria. bAm /bI supposed to fly out another way?”

1 narrowed my beyes /bsuspiciously and turned without replying. I walked fasterb, /bbweaving /bbthrough /bhallways, turning corners at randon—just to see.

Just as I suspectedb, /bhe fallowed.

Every bturn/b. Every hallway Every shortcut.

Every time, he had ban /banswer bthat /bleft me speechless

When Freached the dour of the bathroom and found him still behind me, I finally lost it

tell the you bwant /b

Hiru

He blinked. Hen widened his eyes dramatically “How did you know?”

I clenched my lists, stalking toward with an aritated

ing him

lue. “Can you stop being creepy!?

Hissi tamly faded.

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Thenb, /bwithout warning, he lifted his hand and gently touched my cheek..

“To make sure you’re safe in ces like this,” he said, voice low and sincere. “I can be creepy”

My heart skipped.

His eyes were dark, protective, filled with something unspoken. Possession. Instinct.

He was genuinely triggered by the thought of me using the male bathroom alone.

And just when I began to feel that bstrange /btightness brising /bin my chest again, an emotion I had no name for, ban /bannouncement rang out across the Academy’s bhalls/b.

It snapped the moment in bhalf/b.

Realizing just how close we were. I jerked away, mortified. My heart pounded for entirely different reasons now.

If someone had seen us like bthat/b. in that proximity….

My disguise. Everything I’d fought for, it could’ve been exposed.

I took another shaky step back from him, panic tightening my bthroat/b. His eyes never left mine.

I’d been bso /bcareful all this time. So cautious.

So how the hell had I let this happenb? /b

How had my wolf allowed his wolf toe so close without resistance!

The announcement echoed again, this time more urgent, summoning everyone to gather in the Grand Hall.

Without ba /bword. I turned band /brushed away.

What was going on with meb? /b

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Why did this Alpha affect me like this? Why was he slipping under my skin and setting my heart racing in ways it never

should?

I didn’t stop brunning /buinil the Grand Hall came into view. My breath was heavy, chest tight. I slowed, brushing my hands down my sides, trying to calm the thunder inside me before stepping into the crowd.

-What the fuck… someone swore beside me.

b“/bWho is

“Did you see the boarder

bConfused/b, I pushed through the crowd, squeezing between taller bodies. My height made it difficult to see what had everyone

so riled.

But bas /b1 inched closer to the front. I finally bsaw /bit–the leaderboard.

And bwhat /bI saw made bmy /bstomach drop.

bAsher /bwas no longer among the hierarchy.

My eyes widened in disbelief. I turned instinctively, and there he was–standing beside meb, /bstaring bat /bit with a bnk/b, hollow look. His face was untratiable, but the tension in his jaw spoke volumes.

This fall it had to be devastating

Had he been removed because he didn’t participate in the trial!

But want–Finn hadn’t participats slither

I scanted die board desperately fours mator.

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My eyes searched….for his name but another name caught my attention.

There, at the top of the hierarchy, was a name I didn’t recognize.

Alpha Ryker Wraithe…

I forgot to blink. “Who is Rykerb… /b

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Before I could finish the thought, the crowd stirred. A tall, breathtakingly handsome face,manding figure stepped forward band /bapproached the leaderboard with smooth, deliberate steps.

His eyes, icy blue, instantly locked with mine.

My breath caught.

“Everyone.” a voice announced from the podium. “please wee Alpha Ryker Wraithe, the only Alpha ying hunter whop returned alive from the overnight survival btrial/b. And now, the new top contender in the Supreme Alpha throne race.”

The air shifted. Heavy. Electric.

My eyes stayed glued to bhis/b, sensing the same dangerous aura that I had felt earlier.

He was that hunter that Ronan fought in the dawn. The one with the terrifying aura.N

But…why were his blue eyes only on me?

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