Mag-log inELIAS’S POV “Forbidden life exchange ritual?” I repeated. “What’s that?”“It is a ritual that the Apex Omegas used to perform centuries ago to bring dead people back to life,” she began. “But the condition is that the deceased would have to trade something important for their life back, and the performing of the ritual would be the one to choose.“But later, they began to use it in the wrong way by killing people intentionally, bringing them back by making them lose something very important to them,” she continued. “Some lost their wolf, their strength, beauty, sight, fertility, and many other things which didn't make life worth living for them.”"That's cruel,” Gabriella commented.“Yes, it was indeed cruel. That's why the leader of the werewolf community banned it, and any Apex Omegas caught using it were immediately executed.” “Then how did Felix know about it if it was banned?” I asked.“Our mothers were versed in all that history, so they told us the story like it was just a
ELIAS’S POV Kael opened the door wider for me to walk in, and I saw Gabriella already sitting inside. I didn't hesitate to walk in and sat on a small chair in the room.“It's so late. Why aren't you resting?” I asked her.“The same reason you aren't,” she fired back. “I want answers.” “Or you two are desperate and hoping that the person we saw was Rowan?” I raised my eyebrows at them.Kael was the first to respond. “I'm not going to deny that. Rowan being alive is the only one you two would completely forgive me.”My eyebrows furrowed in confusion at his statement. Then I looked back and forth between the two of them. “Aren't you two finally together?” “We are not,” Gabriella quickly answered. “He is still hanging by a thread.”As expected of Gabriella. I would have actually been surprised if she just let him off like that.“So what have you two gotten so far?” I asked and folded my arms.“We have been looking at different possibilities and theories to confirm if that Alpha in th
ELIAS’S POVAll I could do was stare as Rowan stood there right in front of me talking to that boy like everything was normal. Like he hadn’t fallen off a cliff, like I hadn’t felt him die, like nothing had happened.My heart pounded so hard it hurt and my fingers twitched at my sides. My mind was screaming at me to say something, call his name but I didn't. I just stood there, frozen.A full minute passed or maybe more, I didn't know. I just watched the boy tied up the bag of food and slung it over his shoulder.Rowan nodded at him and they turned to leave.That was when something inside me snapped. “Row—” I tried to call him but a hand clamped tightly around my arm.I whipped my head to the side to see that it was my father holding me.“Don’t,” he whispered sharply.I glared at him, my chest heaving. “He’s alive,” I snapped under my breath. “Rowan is alive,” I pointed out in case he didn't see but his expression didn’t change.“I saw,” he said calmly.“Then why are we just standing
ELIAS’S POVNot long after we went back to the school main building, my father arrived and Kael arrived shortly.The atmosphere was awkward or filled with tension as everyone of us more focused on the issue at hand They didn’t waste anymore time as the Principal prepared a large truck for us. The four of us got into the car and drove out of the school premises immediately.I was behind the wheel while Gabriella sat beside me in the passenger seat, guiding the route with quiet focus. Her voice was steady, giving directions like she had seen this path a hundred times already.My father sat at the back, silent but observant with Kael beside him.No one said a word, so only Gabriella’s voice could be heard in the car.We have been driving for four hours straight. The road stretched endlessly ahead and my grip on the steering wheel loosened a bit. I was getting tired but I didn’t complain.“Elias, let's switch places,” Kael said from behind me.I didn’t respond at first but I knew this wa
ELIAS’S POV “Why don't we go into Principal Dorian's office?” Professor Madison suggested and we nodded.The principal was sitting on his chair, Gabriella and Professor Madison took the two chairs opposite him while I rested back on the wall behind them.Professor Madison sighed before she started, “During the massacre of the Apex Omegas years ago, my mother wasn't only the pregnant one among the women my father hid. His sister was also pregnant at that time. When everything was over, they all had to go separate ways to survive.“My mother still kept in touch with her sister in law and watched Felix grow too. As a rule of the Apex Omegas, we were taught about our identity and educated on why we couldn't move freely and why we had to rely on suppressants every day of our lives. All other kids took the lesson well with the hope that one day we will regain our freedom. But…” she paused.“But what?” Gabriella pushed as she grabbed her hand.“Felix grew different from the other kids.” She
ELIAS’S POVIt took so long for the sun to rise or maybe because I never slept.Either way, I was already dressed before the sun fully rose, my mind still stuck on the same thought; Rogue Apex Omegas.It didn’t make sense no matter how hard I thought about it and I wasn’t going to sit around waiting for answers.I left the dorm at the first ray of sunlight and I went straight to the Principal’s office. I didn't even bother to knock, I just pushed the door open only to stop in my tracks when I took the first step in.“Yes, Alpha Killian, we’ve increased security across the academy,” he said over the phone “No casualties among the students but we lost some guards. Elias also managed one of the attackers who is currently being questioned.”I stayed by the door and listened quietly.“I understand. We’ll contain the situation until we know more.”There was a brief pause before he nodded. “I'll keep you posted.” The call ended and he exhaled slowly before looking up and noticing me.“Elias
ELIAS’S POV The first thing I did when I got to school the next morning was head straight to the Principal’s office.My heart was pounding the entire way there, not because I was afraid, but because I wasn’t entirely sure if I was doing the right thing.When I got to the front of the Principal’s o
ELIAS’S POV According to the clock hanging crookedly on the detention room wall, it was already past nightfall when the door finally opened again.I had memorized every crack in that ceiling.Every tick of that clock had felt like a countdown to my destruction.The detective stepped in, his expres
ELIAS’S POVThe electronic leaderboard hung high in the centre of the main hallway, glowing brightly against the walls. A crowd had already gathered beneath it, students craning their necks as the board shifted categories every few seconds.Top ten students in different categories Alphas.Female A
ROWAN’S POV Seeking peace with Silverhaven was the official reason for this visit. But if I was being honest with myself, the real reason my chest felt too tight and my palms wouldn’t stop sweating was Elias.I had missed him in a way that went beyond logic or pride or politics and it was getting







