All Chapters of The Alpha Who Shouldn't Want Me: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Aria’s POV“Kael?” My voice caught in my throat as he stood in the doorway, broad shoulders filling the frame like he owned it.He didn’t answer right away. His eyes scanned the small dorm, then landed back on me. I pulled the sheets higher over my chest, heat rising in my face at how close I had come to being exposed.“What are you doing here?” I forced my tone sharp, like I wasn’t rattled.Kael stepped inside without asking. The door creaked wider behind him, torchlight from the corridor spilling across the floor. “You sleep lightly, Ironclaw.”“You broke my door open,” I shot back. “Anyone would’ve woken up.”He smirked at that, not even pretending to feel guilty. His gaze lingered too long, studying me the way he had in the arena, like I was some kind of puzzle.“What do you want, Draven?” I asked, tightening the sheet around me.He tilted his head, crimson eyes narrowing just slightly. “To look you in the eye without an audience.”I gritted my teeth. “Congratulations. You’ve see

Aria’s POVNo… no no no no.I froze in the doorway. Kael leaned against the desk like he owned it, that smug grin spreading across his face.When the Council had announced we’d be sharing partners, I’d been worried enough. Worried about who I’d get, worried about hiding my identity. The last thing I wanted was someone too nosy.But this?This was worse.Of all the heirs in the Academy, I had to end up with the one who had been following me like a shadow. The one who kept pushing, pressing, circling me like a wolf with a bone he refused to drop.Kael Draven.And now he was smirking at me like he had just won a prize.A thought crossed my mind before I could stop it. Was Kael… gay? Was that why he kept watching me like this?I looked at him again. The smugness, the arrogance, the way he carried himself.No. I didn’t think so.Kael tilted his head, eyes glinting like he was already enjoying this too much.“Don’t look so disappointed, Ironclaw. You could’ve gotten worse.”I dropped my bag