man-and the more I thought about him, the more I

st place. His age really stood out as we walked the halls together-he

rchitecture and surrounding forestry to compliment. The south was much warmer than the north, which meant that the gardens w

t was a lot different than I remembered from the tour. It took a minute to realize I was lost.

and was hoping you could help. I thought the B

as staring at her phone while one hand playing with her curled hair. When I talked to her she seemed not very

them. Go back an

e was gone before I could even speak.

ly found the right dorm building. I followed the instructio

he chest at the end of the bed. There was a large window between them an

Academy was known for being challenging. Only shifters from rich and powerful families could get in. Other shifters

st of the country was run by the packs in the south, the one my father was trying to becom

ons because they believed their king was the true king. I co

t, after all. I would still work hard because my family was great and had always

my wolf. I saw my first class of the day was battle class and cursed the Moon

my way to the arena. It was huge-bigge

and weapons. Some of the students were already warming up with punching bags and

orner, watching everyone else and whispering to one another

ves. She'd find out it was me eventually, but a

I was surprised to find I was nervous about. If he learned that I didn't have my wolf... it'd be nothing short of a disaster, but the good thing was Arthur seemed to never really care about what his father was doing. From wh

e had seen pictures

g to figure out if he had seen me before but soon he lost interest and stopped paying

cca, who I noticed was eyeing me from acro

professor, thinking that maybe I could pull him

pha Jackson's pack-one of the richest Alphas-so I had to keep my excuse cl

ke a professor. They were all around my age. Some of them wer

e able to help me find my wolf. The thought filled me with hope but I didn't want to

. This time, I didn't offer to shake her h

tight-lipped smile. "I take it you

Yes, thank you for your help. I

ing to speak again, but closed it ag

ice-cold hand on my shoulder. I turned around to see who

ile and her eyeliner looked positively predatory. She was wearing a red blouse and a pair of black shorts. H

the girls around her giggled. I frowned and crossed my arms. She mirrored my body

mpetitions were the only ones she could ever win against me so they came up often. Despite me being taller and more nimble than Rebecca, she had an edge over me. She got her wo

ying to avoid a fight. The moment the words came out of my mouth, I knew it wouldn't help. The

arted fighting and she shifted and I

ent battle class I could

her head. "No way, Aria. You aren't getting a

girls behind her stepped back, giving us space. The blonde gir

I was going to need to fight my hardest, this time with the whole class watching. It was hard to think,

e down like I was goi