I Met My Alphas At The Academy

Chapter One – The First Day

Maelis’ POV

“Move faster, Maelis.”

Cassandra’s voice reached me before I even stepped through the towering gates of Alpha Academy.

I tightened my grip around the two heavy suitcases in my hands and hurried after her.

The handles dug painfully into my palms, but I didn’t complain.

I had learned a long time ago that complaining never changed anything.

Cassandra continued walking ahead of me, her golden hair shining under the morning sunlight. She looked exactly like what everyone believed her to be the perfect daughter of the Alpha and Luna, the future pride of our pack.

She belonged here, I was only here because of her

“If we miss registration because of you, don’t expect me to forgive you,” she said without looking back.

“I’m coming,” I replied quietly.

She sighed in annoyance. “You always say that.”

I lowered my eyes and followed, that was something I was good at, following.

The moment I stepped into Alpha Academy, I understood why every young wolf dreamed of coming here.

The academy was breathtaking.

Ancient stone buildings surrounded the enormous courtyard, their walls covered with vines that had grown for hundreds of years. Training grounds stretched across the land, filled with young wolves practicing their skills, while banners representing different packs moved with the wind.

This was where future Alphas, warriors, healers, and leaders were trained.

For many wolves, receiving an admission letter from this place was a dream come true.

Parents stood beside their children, fixing their uniforms and giving them words of encouragement before letting them go. “Make us proud.”

“You can do this.”

“We believe in you.”

The words followed me as I walked through the crowd.

I watched a young wolf hug her mother before heading toward registration with a smile on her face.

For a moment, I wished I knew what that felt like.

To have someone look at me and tell me they were proud but no one had said those words to me.

The Alpha and Luna only gave me instructions.

Protect Cassandra, stay close to Cassandra, make sure nothing happens to Cassandra.

That was why I was here, not because they believed in my dreams, not because they wanted me to experience this new beginning but since Cassandra was here.

Ever since they adopted me after my parents died, I had understood my place.

The pack believed I was lucky. They saw the beautiful clothes I wore, the comfortable room I lived in, and the life the Alpha family had given me.

They thought I had gained a family but they never saw the difference.

The Alpha and Luna were never cruel to me.

 They gave me a home, but they never gave me their hearts.

 That place had always belonged to Cassandra

“Maelis.” I looked up.

Cassandra stood near the registration tables, staring at me. “What are you doing?”

I glanced around. “I was just looking.”

“You can admire the academy later. We have things to do.”

I swallowed the words I wanted to say. Arguing with Cassandra was useless. “I’m coming.”

I lifted Cassandra’s suitcases and followed behind her.

For a moment, I allowed myself to look around the academy.

So many students were here.

A small part of me wondered if this could be my chance to become someone other than Cassandra’s protector but that thought disappeared the moment I heard a sudden shout.

“Watch out!”

I turned toward the training field.

A wooden staff flew through the air.

One of the students had lost control of his weapon, and it was spinning directly toward the crowd.

My eyes widened.

Cassandra was standing in its path.

She didn’t see it.

She didn’t know.

“Cassandra!”

I dropped the suitcases and moved before I could even think.

My hands pushed against her shoulders, forcing her out of the way just as the staff crashed into my side.

Pain exploded through my ribs, I fell hard onto the stone ground.

For several seconds, I couldn’t breathe.

I slowly pushed myself up, my ribs burned with every movement.

I looked toward Cassandra. For a moment, I expected her to reach out her hand.

To ask if I was okay. Instead, she only looked at me.

Good.” Cassandra looked at me without a trace of concern. “At least you remembered why Father sent you here.”

She turned away and walked toward registration, I stared after her.

The pain in my ribs hurt but somehow, those words hurt more.

I forced myself to stand and picked up her suitcases again.

That was my role, to protect Cassandra.

No matter what happened to me.

As I lifted the suitcase, something warm ran down my hand.

I looked down.

The fall had reopened the cut on my knuckle.

A drop of blood slipped from my finger.

It landed on one of the ancient white stones beneath my feet.

The moment it touched the ground…

Something changed, alow growl echoed inside my head.I froze.

My entire body went tense, the world became sharper again.

I clenched my fists. No, I couldn’t lose control here, I won’t let Cassandra this, No… she wouldn’t like it 

Slowly, I forced the feeling back.

The strange power disappeared but the blood remained and someone had noticed. “…Blood.”

I turned.

A young man stood several steps away from me.

He wore the same academy uniform as the other students, but there was something different about him.

The crowd seemed to naturally move away from him.

He was tall, confident, and his golden eyes were fixed on the drop of blood on the stone.

Then he looked at me.

For a moment, everything around us disappeared.

The noise of the academy faded.

The students walking past became nothing but shadows.

His eyes searched my face like he was looking at someone from a forgotten memory. “This blood…”

His voice was barely a whisper.

His eyes remained fixed on me, as if he had just discovered something impossible.

I didn’t know who he was or why he was looking at me like that.

But one thing was certain.

I couldn’t let Cassandra find out.

Because if she knew what was happening to me…

I would lose the only place I had ever called home.