All Chapters of The Runaway Alpha Princess In An All Boys Academy : Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

I had been running for two days, straight, not out in the open like the way a wolf would run with the wind clawing at her fur. This was the kind of running that made my bones ache, my throat taste like blood, and my heartbeat pound in my ears like a war drum. I could not shift here, not with rogues moving through the forest like shadows.Somewhere behind me, the scent of blood was fading. Rowan’s blood. My twin. My other half.The image still burned in my mind—his pale face, his lifeless eyes, his throat cut by the same wolves who had been sent to take me by force after I refused the arranged marriage to the rogue king, King Malric.Rowan had tried to save me, but he never made it past the border. I should have died with him, but instead, I was still alive.And now, I was no longer Elena Rowan, Alpha heir to the Rowan royal pack. I was Rowan himself. Or at least, I had to pretend to be.The gates of Ravenlake Academy rose ahead of me like black iron teeth. They were huge, locked, and

I dropped onto my bed, my hands still trembling a little. The dorm was quiet except for my roommate’s steady breathing. I let my head rest against the pillow, my eyes tracing the shifting shadows on the ceiling.I told myself I did not care what Cruz Maddox thought of me. I told myself I did not care what Ash Kieran wanted from me. The truth was, both of them were trouble in different ways, and just being here was already too much risk.That night, I slept in short bursts, waking more than once to faint noises in the hall. My body still carried the rush from the fight, the ache in my muscles strangely satisfying. When the morning bell rang, it felt as if I had only slept for minutes.I rolled out of bed, moving carefully so the bindings stayed tight, and put on the uniform again. My split lip stung as I washed my face in the small sink, the cold water shocking me fully awake.The Great Hall was already half full when I walked in. The smell of fresh bread and roasted meat made my stoma

I kept wondering why he cared. I was getting too close to these men, when in truth I shouldn’t have been at all.I didn’t have the strength to return to the dining hall, so I took a cold shower and went straight to bed instead.****The next morning came quickly. I had woken up late, and my roommate was already gone. For once, I was glad to have the room all to myself.I sat at the edge of the bed for a while, trying to gather my thoughts.I missed my family. The ache of it was heavy.But the image of Rowan covered in blood kept replaying in my head. It made me angry, it made me hurt. And it reminded me why I had to keep going, why I had to stay strong enough to face Malric.I went into the bathroom to wash up. That was when I heard the door open . My heart raced. I quickly turned off the shower, every sense of me went on alert mode.“Who’s there?” I called, forcing my voice to sound steady.Silence.“I said, who is there?” My voice was sharper this time.“Relax. It’s Cruz.”Relief di