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Chapter 132: Tooth and Tactic (Cassian's POV)
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Dominion Academy: Rise of The Omega Chapter 133: The Shifting Test (Valeria's POV)
The Hunt paused at midday for a mandatory academy assessment.Professor Jeter had embedded a shifting evaluation into the Hunt's structure this year, requiring all participants to demonstrate a timed partial shift in the field. The announcement came via academy alert on everyone's phones.The alert listed the requirements in neat, official language. Each participant had to shift on command, maintain the form for thirty seconds, and return to human shape without assistance. Any instability would be recorded for follow-up assessment.Thirty seconds.I could barely manage a controlled shift for ten without the suppressant fighting against my wolf. The new compound from Ronan's Umbra contact had helped, but it wasn't a cure. It only gave me more time before the pressure built.And now I had to perform in front of a professor."Problem?" Ronan asked, appearing at my elbow."No.""You're pale.""I'm fine."He glanced at the alert in my hand. "Right. The assessment."I locked my phone. "It's
Dominion Academy: Rise of The Omega Chapter 132: Tooth and Tactic (Cassian's POV)
My team was competent.Ronan was on it, which helped. Two Solas seniors and a Vesper tactician rounded out the group—people who knew what they were doing and did not require managing.Under normal circumstances, this would be ideal.Under current circumstances, the bond was pulling me northwest with the persistent urgency of a compass that had found its true direction. Leading a team while tracking a feeling that wasn't mine required a specific kind of divided attention I hadn't previously needed to develop.I checked the map again as we moved between the trees. The Hunt had divided the forest into several sectors, each marked with boundary stones and tracking runes. Our current route should have taken us toward the eastern ridge, but the bond kept drawing my attention away from it.I forced myself to focus on the team."The trail's heading toward the eastern ridge," the Vesper tactician said. "We should move before the other teams catch up."I nodded. "Lead the way."He took point, s
Dominion Academy: Rise of The Omega Chapter 131: Into The Woods (Valeria's POV)
The Hunt of Shadows began at dawn.Teams were assigned across Dominion lines, packs broken up deliberately to force alliance-building with strangers. I stood at the academy gates and read the team list, my breath fogging in the cold morning air.My name was separated from Cassian's.Around me, students gathered in their assigned groups. Some complained about being separated from their friends. Others looked pleased to have been placed with stronger fighters. A few were already arguing over who would lead.I kept my eyes on the list.The Hunt was supposed to test more than combat. We would be expected to track targets, protect our teams, and make decisions without instructors stepping in. The academy had made it clear that no one would be rescued simply because they disliked their assignment.I had no intention of giving them a reason to rescue me.My team: two Umbra students I barely knew, a Ferox mid-ranker named Borek who looked at me like I was something to be tested, and Lyra.Lyr
Dominion Academy: Rise of The Omega Chapter 130: After the Verdict (Cassian's POV)
I was in the gallery when Maren came back inside.The formal ruling was entered into record. Val's status was maintained. The bloodline inquiry was suspended pending further evidence.I kept my expression neutral for the gallery. My wolf wanted to howl.I settled for a very controlled exhale.Ronan, beside me, received it with a quiet nod."That's good," he whispered."It's not over.""No."I looked toward the council.Maren was speaking with the other members, but her expression gave nothing away. The inquiry was suspended, not dismissed. That meant someone could reopen it if new evidence appeared.Still, Val had walked into that room with five council members questioning her place in the academy.She had walked out with that place intact.For now, that mattered.Ronan leaned closer."You look like you're about to smile.""I'm not.""You are."I glanced at him.He raised both hands."Fine. I saw nothing."The council secretary called the room to order again, and I turned my attention
Dominion Academy: Rise of The Omega Chapter 129: The Hearing (Valeria's POV)
The Council Chambers were designed to intimidate.High ceilings. Formal seating. The full five-person panel arranged above the single chair where the subject sat. Everything about the room was built to make whoever sat in that chair feel small.I sat in that chair in my uniform and Cassian's jacket, and I composed myself.The jacket still carried a faint trace of his scent. It was a small comfort, but I needed it.Five council members watched me from above. Their expressions ranged from bored to suspicious. Maren Solace sat in the center, her hands folded neatly on the table in front of her.She looked at me as if she had already found something wrong.I refused to look away."State your name and bloodline," the council secretary said."Val Rhen.""Pack?""Ashgrave.""Rank?""Alpha."A pause followed.The secretary looked toward Maren.She nodded once."Begin the verification."The panel ran the bloodline verification.Questions about Ashgrave Pack leadership. Ceremonial history. Spec
Dominion Academy: Rise of The Omega Chapter 128: The Night Before (Cassian's POV)
The night before Val's hearing, I couldn't sleep.Not the bond-dreams this time. Just my mind running scenarios. Every possible council question. Every possible answer. Every possible way the hearing went wrong.My wolf paced. The bond was warm and steady in my chest, which was more comforting than it should be and less calming than I needed.I stared at the ceiling and counted the cracks.One.Two.Three.I lost count somewhere around twelve and started again.Tomorrow, Val would stand before the full council and answer questions about her bloodline, her abilities, and everything she had spent months hiding. One wrong answer could expose her. One suspicious council member could demand another examination. One mistake could give Cain exactly what he needed.I turned onto my side, then onto my back again.This was pointless.I'd faced combat evaluations, political threats, and opponents who wanted to see me fail. I knew how to handle danger when it came at me with a weapon in its hand.
Dominion Academy: Rise of The Omega Chapter 6: Suspicious Wolf (Cassian’s POV)
The silence that hung between us wasn’t peaceful. It was thick, stiff and heavy in the very corners of the room like dust no one dared to sweep.Val didn’t answer my question.Didn’t even flinch.Just climbed into bed and pulled the blanket up like I hadn’t asked a damn thing.And that pissed the h
Dominion Academy: Rise of The Omega Chapter 3: The Golden Boy’s Roommate (Valeria's POV)
The great hall buzzed with conversations. It seemed everybody was curious about who they were about to be sharing a room with.And from the look of things, I wasn't the only fresher. There were some people with bags. Obviously they didn't have to run away from their homes to be here.Students gathe
Dominion Academy: Rise of The Omega Chapter 2: Dominion Academy (Valeria's POV)
The night swallowed me whole.The moment my feet hit the dense forest beyond my father’s estate, I forced myself not to look back. Every instinct screamed at me to run, to put as much distance between myself and my former life as possible. But I couldn’t afford reckless speed. Not yet.I kept my st
Dominion Academy: Rise of The Omega Chapter 1: The Price of Weakness (Valeria's POV)
The grand hall was suffocating.Rows of wolves in formal attire stood along the edges of the large room, their whispers moving through the air like a curse I couldn't shake. My father, Alpha Rhen, stood tall at the head of the room, his sharp gaze scanning the gathered pack members before settling
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