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"The Alpha's Arena"

작가: June Calva
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POV: Bea Sharpe

The satisfying crack of fist meeting training pad echoed through the combat gymnasium like a gunshot. My opponent—some cocky Beta from Eastmoor Hall who'd thought challenging me was a brilliant idea—stumbled backward, shaking his stinging hands and looking like he'd just discovered what actual Alpha strength felt like when it wasn't being held back by politeness.

"Again," I commanded, not even breathing hard despite the thirty minutes of continuous sparring that had left three previous opponents on the sidelines nursing bruised egos and sore ribs. "This time, don't telegraph your moves like you're sending a formal invitation."

The gymnasium was packed now. Word had spread through the academy's social networks with typical teenage efficiency, and it seemed like half the student body had found reasons to be in the combat facility during my afternoon training session. They lined the walls and filled the observation balcony, drawn b

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