Todos os capítulos de Alpha Academy: The Omega in Disguise : Capítulo 161 - Capítulo 170

RONAN'S POVThe auditorium was still in shock. Castellan being escorted out. Hale standing on stage. Cameras rolling.I watched Elias. He was frozen. Staring at the stage. The moment he'd been preparing for suddenly real."You can do this," I said quietly.He nodded. Didn't move yet.Hale spoke to the crowd. "What you just witnessed was a confession. Director Castellan admitted to conducting unauthorized human experimentation on students at this Academy. For five years. Without consent. Without oversight. Without regard for the harm it caused."Murmurs spread through the audience. Faculty looking at each other. Students processing."I'm Director Hale. Some of you remember me. Some of you heard I resigned last year for personal reasons. That was a lie. I was forced out. When I discovered this program, when I tried to shut it down, they tried to eliminate me.""Who tried to eliminate you?" someone called out."Program administrators. People with resources and authority. They made my car

RONAN'S POVThe assembly ended in chaos. Security had to escort us out through a side door. Too many students crowding. Some supported. Some are hostile. All of them are loud.We ended up in Hale's temporary office. All seven of us. Plus Mercer. Plus Hale himself."That went badly," Chen said, sitting down heavily."It went as expected," Hale replied. "Cultural change creates resistance. Always has. Always will.""They want us gone. Half the school wants us removed.""Half the school is afraid. Fear makes people defensive. Makes them cling to what they know.""So what do we do?""We wait for the vote. Give people time to process. To think. To decide if their fear is bigger than their ethics.""And if ethics lose?""Then we adapt. Find another way. But we don't give up."My phone buzzed. Message from my father.*I'm at the Academy gates. Security won't let me in. I need to speak with you. It's important. -Father*I showed Elias. "My father is here.""Do you want to see him?""I don't k

RONAN'S POVThe court hearing was scheduled for Friday morning. Three days after the vote. Three days to prepare our defense.My father hired the best lawyers money could buy. A team of five. All specialists in family law and Omega rights. They worked around the clock building our case.Thursday night, we met with them in a conference room off campus. Too many reporters at the Academy. Too much attention. We needed privacy."Marcus Caelum's argument is simple," the lead lawyer explained. Her name was Director Chen. No relation to our Chen. "He claims parental rights. Blood connection. Says you were taken from him illegally as an infant. That he never gave up custody. That he has legal claim to you now.""But I'm eighteen," I said. "An adult. He can't claim me like property.""Normally no. But Omega law is complicated. In some jurisdictions, unbonded Omegas can be claimed by blood family until age twenty-one. He's arguing that your bond was formed under duress. That it should be dissol

RONAN'S POVGraduation was in two weeks. Final exams are over. Grades posted. Rankings finalized.Elias graduated rank two. I graduated rank one. Same as always. Same as when we started.But everything else was different.The graduation committee asked Elias to speak. Give a speech representing the graduating class. First time an Omega would speak at Academy graduation. First time most things, actually.He was terrified."I can't do this," he said for the tenth time that week. We sat in my room. Speech drafts scattered everywhere. Nothing felt right."You can. You already spoke at the assembly. In front of everyone. This is the same thing.""No it's not. The assembly was an emergency. Survival. This is planned. Official. Representing everyone. What if I mess up?""You won't.""What if I say the wrong thing? Offend people? Make things worse?""You're overthinking.""I'm thinking exactly the right amount. This speech matters. It'll be recorded. Remembered. Used as example for future Om

RONAN'S POVSix months passed faster than I expected.We graduated in May. Spent summer resting. Traveling. Building our life together. Then September came and we started advocacy work with the Omega Rights Coalition.It was hard. Harder than I anticipated. Long hours. Difficult conversations. Constant travel. Speaking at universities. Meeting with lawmakers. Testifying at hearings.But it was also meaningful. Every policy we helped change. Every student we helped protect. Every conversation that shifted someone's perspective. It all mattered.December now. Six months into the work. Six months into our new life.Elias and I lived in a small apartment downtown. Nothing fancy. One bedroom. Tiny kitchen. But it was ours. First place that belonged to us. First home we chose together.Adrian lived two blocks away. Close enough to visit. Far enough for independence. He was doing better. Therapy twice a week. Classes at community college. Slowly healing. Slowly building a life.This morning,