Azura“I didn’t take you for a fool but being married to a moron must have taken a toll on you,” Ryker spits, not even bothering to hide his smug smile. “You should have researched about the training and the competition before coming here,” he remarks before I can retort to his taunts. My nostrils flare as I restrain myself from saying something. His rude words are hurting me but he can’t see that. Of course, I didn’t know the real face of my mate and I accepted that I was so stupid for falling for him but he didn’t have to rub it in my face all the time. “It wasn’t my plan to come here. I didn’t get a chance to do anything of that sort because it’s only for men so women know nothing about this. I didn’t imagine myself disguising as my cousin and entering the Academy to ask for help from the Alpha King to catch the murderer of my father so I wasn’t prepared for this,” I snap at him, not holding myself back. Ryker looks at me with a perplexed expression etched on his face, his thick

AzuraAfter a little workout, they dismiss us but I feel uneasy as two of the officers stare at me skeptically. My heart races when Professor Alex walks toward me with a furious expression imprinted on his face. I turn to leave but he calls out my name, “Elias, wait.” “What does Alex want from you?” Dane mutters, looking at me in worry. We just met on the field and he has been nice to me. He is the Alpha of a neighbor pack of Ryker so I have presumed that he needs a favor from him and since I’m his roommate, he is trying to get close to me to have a chance to talk to Ryker because none of the Alphas would dare to talk to him directly. Everyone knows how cold-hearted and ruthless he is…“I don’t know either.” I try to stay calm as the professor approaches me. “May I have a word with you alone, Alpha Elias?” He asks, making me nervous. Has he found out that I’m Azura, not Elias? My eyes wander to find Ryker but he is nowhere to be seen and that’s when I realize that half of the Alph

Azura“He is my cousin, Ryker. He is the only family I have left. I can’t be selfish enough to leave him alone when I know that he is in danger,” I tell him, removing the damn wig from my head. Perhaps it was the wrong decision to come here in the first place. I should have stayed with Elias in his pack. “Let me remind you if you’re forgetting, he is my friend, too,” Ryker spits icily, standing before me with folded arms and a stone face, his steely gaze fixated on me as he studies my expressions. I know that I’m panicking but I can’t help it. After reading that creepy note and learning about the rogues’ constant attacks on his pack, I can’t just stay here selfishly while he fights for his pack, and what if something happens to him… I’ll never be able to forgive myself. At this moment, nothing matters more than my cousin’s safety and well-being. If those bloody creatures can break into the Academy’s security system and kill an Alpha, it won’t be hard for them to attack Elias. “Yo

Ryker“Trust me, you’re going to learn a lot of things about your Mom,” Ethan states with a wide grin on his face as my hands caress the locket of heart-shaped in my hand. His words make me feel uneasy, I’m not even sure why I accepted it from him. Is it right to have something which you think belongs solely to you? “Elias isn’t leaving the Academy, you will protect him, right?” He raises his brows, bringing me out of my reverie. I hum and nod my head, taking my leave. I had left Azura in the Mess area and prevented her from getting up from her chair until I returned. No one will attack her in public and the dining area will be the most crowded place. When I reach the Mess Hall, I look where I had left her but she is not there. My heart thunders, anticipating the worst as I scan the dining area but she is nowhere to be seen.My legs trot in Nicholas’s direction before even I can try to think where she might be. That bastard must be involved in this, I have this bad feeling…“Ryker

AzuraI wake up to the squealing sound of my alarm. My hands fly to my mouth when I realize that my hand is lying on his chest, and I’m practically sleeping on him as my head is on his chest.My wolf yelps, enjoying the proximity much to her liking. I immediately get off his chest and run to the bathroom to get ready for today’s schedule. The cold water runs on my naked body as I have stripped out of my clothes. I stare at my hands with a coy smile on my face. I can’t believe my hands were lying on his naked chest a few minutes ago. The foreign feeling of having touched his chest in my sleep is provoking a tingling rush of delight that floods my senses.“Be quick, or the breakfast might get finished before even we reach there,” Ryker’s voice booms, followed by a couple of knocks on the door. After drying myself with the towel, I put my bathrobe on and got out of the bathroom to get ready in my room.“Thank Goddess that you have decided to get ready in the room and not in the bathroo