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All Chapters of The Alpha Who Shouldn't Want Me: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter One

Aria’s POV“Stand straight, Aiden Ironclaw,” Kael Draven’s voice echoed across the stone arena. It was deep and sharp enough to stir the restless heirs crowded above us. “You look like a twig ready to snap.”Laughter rippled through the stands.“I’d worry about yourself,” I shot back, gripping the staff tighter. “You’re breathing heavy already. Or was this what passed for strength in the Draven pack?”Some students gasped as others whistled.“You dare?” His crimson eyes flared, glowing under the torchlight. “Do you even know who you’re speaking to?”“The boy everyone swore was the Alpha-King’s shadow?” I tilted my head. “The one who won with reputation, not skill?”The crowd stirred again, whispers rolling like waves.Kael’s jaw tightened. “I’ll crush you.”“You’ll try.”He lunged, staff crashing against mine. The heirs roared in approval, their shouts echoing off the arena walls.“Pathetic,” Kael growled, forcing me back step by step. “Blue Core trash shouldn’t even be here.”“Then s

Chapter Two

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

Chapter Three

Kael’s POVIronclaw was hiding something. I could see it in the way he moved, the way he always held back just when the fight started tipping in my favor. No heir fought like that, controlled, careful, almost desperate not to show too much.It gnawed at me.Kaiden caught up with me after sparring, falling into step beside me as we left the grounds. His glasses were crooked, as usual, but his tone was calm.“You’re pushing him too hard, Kael.”“He can take it,” I muttered.Kaiden gave me a look, the kind that said he’d already read too much in my silence. “Or maybe you’re trying to break him because you can’t figure him out.”I didn’t answer.Every time I looked at Ironclaw, something inside me twisted. My wolf stirred like it had found something it wanted.Like I was attracted to him. The word burned in my head, ugly and wrong. He was a male. This wasn’t supposed to happen.Kaiden sighed when I didn’t speak. “You’re obsessed. And that’s dangerous. Ironclaw isn’t just anyone, he embar

Chapter Four

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

Chapter Five

Kaels POV “Where are you going?” Kaiden asked as I turned back.“I forgot my history manual,” I muttered.Kaiden raised an eyebrow. “You? Forget?”I didn’t answer. He wasn’t wrong. I never forgot. Maybe I was losing it. Maybe Ironclaw was in my head more than I wanted to admit.Kaiden sighed but followed me anyway. “Fine. I’ll wait outside.”When I pushed the door open, I wasn’t ready for what I saw.Ironclaw…. no. Aiden was standing in the middle of the room, shirt gone and chest bare. A chest that wasn’t flat. My eyes locked instantly on the curve of it, the bandages lying discarded on the floor.Boobs.Big ones.For a second, my brain stalled. Everything I thought I knew about him, every suspicion, every twisted thought, snapped into something else entirely.He jerked around, face pale, and rushed for the blanket. “Don’t…!” he shouted, wrapping it around his chest.“Aiden….”“Kael?” Kaiden’s voice carried from the hall, closer now. The handle rattled.Panic shot through me. Withou

Chapter Six

Aria’s POVKael’s grin lingered in my head long after he left the room.He had to be joking, right? I kept replaying the condition he gave me.“You work with me to get to the top. If you win, you keep your secret. If you lose, I’ll tell everyone about it.”After that, he just picked up his history book and walked out to meet Kaiden, who was waiting in the hall.“What took you so long?” Kaiden’s voice echoed.“Oh, nothing. Just a little discovery…”I didn’t need to see Kael’s face to know he was smirking when he said it.I forced myself to move, pulling on a fresh shirt and straightening my uniform. History class was next, and if I stayed too long, someone might start asking questions.Still, my hands trembled as I packed my notes. His words wouldn’t stop circling in my head.Work with me to get to the top. Win, and your secret stays safe. Lose, and I’ll tell everyone.Urgh. Why did he get on my nerves so much?By the time I reached the hall, groups of heirs were already gathered, voic

Chapter Seven

Aria’s POVWe all gathered at the Academy’s garden, a sea of uniforms shifting as heirs filled the open space. The air was heavy with anticipation, but my mind still circled the lecturer’s refusal, the way he had looked almost afraid to answer me.Then a commotion broke out a few paces away. Curious murmurs rippled through the crowd, and when I turned, my breath caught.A girl.For a moment I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me, but no—standing in the middle of a ring of mocking Alphas was a female student. Her auburn hair caught the sunlight, her stance defiant even as laughter rang around her.I froze. I hadn’t known there was another female here at all.“Go back to the kitchens.” “Should’ve stayed home with the pups.” “Thought this was an academy for heirs, not housemaids.”She tried to hold her head high, but I could see the tremble in her lip and the way her hands shook.I stood frozen. A female… here? How? Why hadn’t I known?I turned to Kael who was humming beside me l

Chapter Eight

Kael’s POVWhy? Why? Why did I feel irritated when she spoke with Darius? I looked back at him…. No.. her… Aria IronClaw. The way she’d looked at him, even for that brief moment, bothered me more than it should have. It twisted in my chest like something sharp I couldn’t shake off. Darius hadn’t even done much, just stepped in, spoke calmly, and everyone bent to his will. Even Aria’s eyes had softened, her guard slipping for him in a way I hadn’t seen before.It shouldn’t matter. She wasn’t mine to watch. She wasn’t mine at all.So why the hell did I care?My wolf stirred restlessly, low growls echoing inside my head every time I pictured her standing close to him. It was instinct, I told myself. Just instinct. A wolf reacting to dominance, to competition. That had to be it.But the longer I looked at her, the harder it was to believe my own excuse. Before I could untangle the mess in my head, a low hum filled the garden. The council’s silver orb floated above us, glowing brighter

Chapter Nine

Aria’s POVWe started making our way back to the dorm. Of course, Kael was still sulking about the fact that I wouldn’t stop teasing him about the kiss in the garden. Honestly it was so sudden, I had forgotten all about my curiosity of the Cull Trials. It was rare seeing the all-mighty arrogant Kael flustered. Maybe you should try it… the thought crossed my mind and I instantly pushed it out. That would be disgusting, people would think we were a gay couple.BlehKael barged into the room, his shoulders tense, his jaw clenched like he was trying to bite through stone.I leaned against the desk, smirking. “Still thinking about your girlfriend?”His head snapped toward me, eyes narrowing. “Shut it.”“Oh, come on,” I drawled, enjoying every flicker of irritation on his face. “It’s not every day the great Kael Draven gets kissed in public. By the founder, no less.”“That wasn’t a kiss,” he muttered, pacing like a caged wolf. “It was a—”“Humiliation? Display of dominance? A test?” I sh

Chapter Ten

Aria’s POVBrother.The word echoed long after Kael said it, rough and bitter like it had been torn out of him. I stared, waiting for him to say more, but he didn’t. His jaw was tight, his gaze fixed on the wall as if it could answer for him.Kaiden shifted uneasily beside him, his expression a mix of guilt and worry. He clearly knew more than I did, but neither of them seemed eager to share.Silence pressed around us, and I hated it. I hated not knowing.Finally, I asked, softer than I meant to, “What happened between you two?”Kael’s eyes flicked toward me, sharp and guarded, before sliding away again. “You don’t want to know.”But I did. More than anything, I did.Kaiden rubbed the back of his neck, breaking the silence Kael left hanging. “Luca… he was supposed to be the heir before Kael was born. Everyone thought he’d inherit everything, respect and the future of the Draven pack.”My eyes flicked back to Kael. His expression didn’t move, but his knuckles had gone white at his si

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