All Chapters of Alpha Academy: The Omega in Disguise : Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

Elias’s POVI did not sleep that night. Not even for a minute.I stayed on Ronan’s bed, back against the wall, knees pulled up. The room was dark except for the small lamp we kept on. I could not stand the idea of turning it off. I needed the light. I needed something to push the shadows away.Ronan stayed awake with me.He sat on the floor beside the bed, leaning against it. His head rested near my knee. He did not touch me unless I touched him first. He gave me space but stayed close enough that I could feel his warmth.Every time the building made a noise, he looked toward the door. Every time I twitched, he sat up straighter.It was almost morning when I whispered, “Ronan.”His eyes opened at once. He looked up at me like he had been waiting for me to speak. “Yes.”“I heard footsteps earlier.”He nodded. “I heard them too.”“Do you think they were for us.”“I do not know.”He never lied to me. That should have scared me, but it felt safer than false comfort.I lowered my voice. “A

Elias’s POVThe masked figure came at me so fast the world blurred.I didn’t even have time to scream before Ronan slammed into me, shoving me sideways behind the desk just as the figure’s hand sliced through the air where my throat had been a heartbeat earlier.Metal met wood with a violent crack. Splinters exploded across my cheek.Vale fired again; close range. The bullet hit the figure’s shoulder, jerking them back a fraction, but not stopping them. Not even slowing.“What the hell…?” Vale gasped.The figure twisted unnaturally, like its bones were made of wire instead of real joints. With a single step it crossed half the room toward us.Ronan didn’t hesitate. He grabbed the fallen door and used it like a shield, ramming it forward with a raw, furious growl.“MOVE!” he shouted.I crawled backward, but the panic clawing my lungs was too thick, too sharp, like every breath was razor-dusted.The masked figure punched through the door as if it were paper. Ronan staggered, but didn’t

Elias's POVThe shadow moved wrong.Everything about it was wrong. The way it bent around corners. The way it didn't make sound when it should have. The way my brain couldn't quite process what I was seeing."Move!" Hale's voice cracked through my frozen thoughts.Gunfire erupted. The muzzle flashes lit up the hallway in quick bursts. I saw fragments. Pieces. The shadow splitting apart like smoke, then reforming.Ronan's arm locked around my chest. He dragged me backward, half carrying me as we ran. My feet barely touched the ground.More shadows poured out of the darkness. Three. Four. Maybe more. They moved along the walls, the ceiling, places people shouldn't be able to move."East stairwell!" Vale was shouting. "Go go go!"We ran.Emergency lights kicked on. Everything turned red. The shadows looked worse in the red light. Like they were bleeding out of the walls themselves.My legs were shaking. Each breath felt too shallow. The fear was making everything worse. Making my body re

Elias's POVThe emergency lights kicked on.Everything turned red. The vault looked different in the red glow. Wrong. Like we were trapped in a nightmare.The footsteps above us got louder."How many?" Vale whispered.Ronan tilted his head. Listening. "At least three. Maybe more.""Can they get in here?""The door is manual lock. No electronic override." Hale's voice was steady but I could hear the fear underneath. "They'd need the physical key or heavy equipment to breach it.""And if they have heavy equipment?"Hale didn't answer.The footsteps stopped. Directly above us.Nobody moved. Nobody breathed.Silence pressed down like a physical weight.Then something scraped against the floor above. Metal on stone. Slow. Deliberate."They're looking for the entrance," Hale whispered."Do they know we're here?" Vale had his weapon drawn. Pointed at the ceiling."I don't know."More scraping. Moving across the ceiling. Back and forth. Searching.My fever was getting worse. I could feel swea

Elias's POVI don't know how long we stayed in that room.Time stopped meaning anything. There was just the heat. The pain. Ronan's voice. His scent. His hands on my face, my arms, keeping me grounded.He never touched me the way my body was screaming for. Never gave in to what the heat was demanding. Just stayed close. Talked me through the worst of it."Breathe," he kept saying. "Just breathe. I'm here."Eventually the worst passed. Not gone. But manageable. Enough that I could think again. Move again."We need to get out of here," I said. My voice was rough."I know.""Before it comes back.""It will come back. In a few hours. Maybe less."I knew he was right. Heat didn't just stop. It came in waves. This was just a break between waves."We need to get back to the main Academy," Ronan said. "To my room. It's secure. Private. No one can walk in without permission.""How do we get there from here?""There's a service elevator. For maintenance crews. Should take us straight to the res