Surviving the Alpha Academy

ughter and Coach Sigurd's disappointed gaz

ft my disguising Torian's st

lling weighed on me so heav

crutiny felt like invisible b

isgu

e, desperate to fi

aught up with me. Karen's

ied to divert attention wi

ay? That bunch sure has a

arm around my shoulders an

! It's normal to not adjust

the cafeteria! A good m

asper's post-training body

ntly made my heart

aler's effect had weaken

twitching their noses ever so slightly,

trying to suppress the urgency in my tone. "

ete

ur energy!" Jasper completely missed my hint, gripping me ev

completely ignoring my struggles and

ed me like a

rew restless due to exhaust

et distinct feminine scent unique to Aure

uizzical glances or subtly f

nfusion-why did the scent

k, and even

as about to break down,

ward the cafeteria, accom

ces of worry, his warm pinewoo

. The sharp metallic tang emanating from hi

sonance with my destined m

d, torn between the pull

and anguish. My heartbeat

, my palms sweated, and m

ion. His eyes paused briefly on Jasper

ough trying to sniff out something. The su

arlier on the

e, his face marked wit

he alarm. Physical exhaust

concealer had fai

htened senses would su

icious of my scent since enrollme

ind blank, a stronger pres

ly inte

!" Karen's voice carried a t

using his body to shield me from Silas and E

After trai

rate first! Heading straigh

my ru

h and swift, and his voice

Beta, at critical moments

fully drawing everyone's at

used "Torian's" name, but

one turn t

" Jasper was startled by K

en was trying to help us o

d to clean up after trainin

urry up

pping my arm tightly and

to my ear and whispered urg

ler's effect has weakened! Silas caught

cleaner, then head

eaped into

it! His frown, his piercing gaze-

intervention ha

my breath. The wolf spirit t

aren hissed, lowering his voice and p

ge of the training field, heading tow

Let's clean up together! I heard the academy's cleaners ar

y fresh? That was exactly

unreliable, his words and

ng critic

a sharp smell of disinfectan

ted my

ent state, it was like a symphony, concea

pulled me into

cent concealer crystal and

his to clean!" Karen's tone

. "This concealer is more eff

t frequently. The cleaner w

ng sc

the crystal and placed it

an before, shooting straigh

cleaner to wash my body, attempting

the pungent cleaner washe

d the dangerous scen

eartbeat remained rapid, an

nt: "Your scent... seems d

inity in my scent? How close was I to being exposed

the cubicle, while Jasper

eating noise t

their efforts

into fresh clothes, I felt

scent made me dizzy a

cleaning area, Karen a

better, right?" Jasper

g at Karen with gratitud

t time. Your scent... it's more prone to leaking than I

concealers are only a tempor

g way to hi

and. The wolf spirit inside me seemed to se

.. That shadowy, elusive stren

it, to use it to conceal