Novel-novel oleh My_Diary

The barracks creaked with every gust of wind. They weren’t made for students, they were relics from some forgotten training era, walls lined with dust and cracked weapons racks, the scent of mold bleeding through the stone. My cot sagged in the middle, thin blanket useless against the chill. This was my punishment. Isolation. Humiliation dressed up as discipline. But I wasn’t alone. Kael lay on the floor beside my cot, arms folded behind his head, broad shoulders pressed into the wooden boards like it was nothing. His chest rose and fell steady, though I knew he wasn’t asleep. “I told you not to stay,” I whispered into the dark. His voice was calm, but it carried a rough edge. “And I told you I don’t care.” “You’ll get caught.” “Let them catch me.” I rolled onto my side, studying the faint outline of his face in the moonlight that slipped through the broken window slats. His jaw was tight, lips set, eyes fixed on the ceiling like the weight of the academy itself was

The air in Silverfang felt heavier after Kael’s confession.Everywhere I went, whispers chased me like shadows. Some said I had seduced him, others swore I was already pregnant with his heir, and a few whispered the word no one dared say out loud—mate.I kept my head down in lectures, ignored the stares in the cafeteria, and skipped training altogether. Every glance felt like a knife. Every snicker echoed like truth.And every time Kael entered a room, the bond flared beneath my skin, reminding me he wasn’t just near—he was watching. Always watching.But it wasn’t him who found me first.Elias cornered me outside the west quad, where the marble fountain stood half-frozen under the weak autumn sun. He didn’t look like the polished Beta heir today. His shirt was wrinkled, tie loose, eyes darkened with sleeplessness.“You’re avoiding me,” he said.“I’m avoiding everyone.”His jaw clenched. “Not me. You’re avoiding me.”I folded my arms. “What do you want, Elias?”His gaze swept my face,

Elias’s hand brushed mine when the Council summons letter slipped through my fingers. He caught it before it hit the ground, his eyes scanning the seal.“You don’t have to go,” he said, voice low and urgent.“I don’t have a choice.” My throat felt tight. The words blurred when I tried to read them again. Mandatory appearance. Immediate compliance.The entire academy already knew. The stares hadn’t stopped since dawn. Girls whispered when I passed, boys smirked, professors avoided my eyes. My fate wasn’t just gossip anymore—it was official.Elias folded the letter and pressed it into my palm. “I’ll protect you. No matter what happens in that chamber, you won’t be alone.”I wanted to believe him. His gaze was steady, his voice softer than the storm raging inside me. He leaned closer, thumb grazing the edge of my hand.“Lena,” he said, like he’d been waiting years to speak my name that way. His face was so close now. His mouth hovered a breath away.Then heat ripped through my body. Not

Elias’s hand slid around my waist before I could stop him. One second we were standing by the courtyard fountain, the next his mouth was on mine.The kiss was nothing like Kael’s.It wasn’t brutal or hungry. It was smooth, practiced, like he’d been waiting for the exact moment I’d finally let him. His tongue brushed against mine, coaxing me to open up, slow and deliberate. Heat pooled low in my stomach, and for a moment, I let him.Maybe it was the way he held me, gentle, steady. Maybe it was the ache in my chest from Kael ignoring me since that night. Or maybe it was because, for once, I wanted to feel like I had a choice.But then it hit me.A growl, low and vicious, echoed inside my head. My wolf.She recoiled from Elias’s scent, snapping, snarling, clawing at me from the inside. His touch burned, not with pleasure but with rejection. My heart kicked into a painful rhythm. My lips froze.I shoved him back with more force than I meant to. He stumbled, eyes wide with confusion, licki

The mark hadn’t faded. It throbbed under my skin like a bruise I couldn’t stop touching.Every step through the academy hallways felt heavier, like eyes were dragging across my back. I kept my head down, my hoodie pulled tight, hair masking the glow that still hadn’t fully faded from the curve of my collarbone. But they knew.They all knew.Girls stared like I’d slept my way into power. Boys whispered and snickered like I was some kind of fantasy made real. And when I passed the trophy case near the East Wing, someone had scratched three words into the silver beneath Kael’s face:OMEGA. CLAIMED. USED.I clenched my jaw and kept walking.In the girls’ bathroom, two she-wolves didn’t bother lowering their voices.“She must’ve begged for it.”“He probably didn’t even finish before getting bored. You know how they get.”Their laughter echoed across the tile.My hands shook as I adjusted my sleeves. I didn’t say anything. Not yet.Kael hadn’t spoken to me since that night. He hadn’t looked

I knew something was wrong the moment I stepped into the hallway. Not because of the silence. Not because of the stares. Because of the heat. It started low in my stomach. A dull ache, then a burn. The kind that crawled up my spine whenever Kael was close. It had gotten worse. Every time I caught a whiff of his scent, the world blurred. My body betrayed me. My knees weakened. My breath shortened. The mate bond wasn’t subtle. It didn’t wait for permission. It just lit a fire under my skin and made me want things I shouldn’t want. I rounded the corner and he was there. Leaning against the railing outside the dorm entrance, his hoodie low, one hand in his pocket. Like he hadn’t threatened to tear the school apart just hours ago. Kael looked up the moment I saw him. And my body reacted like it had a mind of its own. My thighs pressed together. My pulse kicked up. He didn’t move. Just watched. “You shouldn’t be here,” I said, voice ti