All Chapters of Dominion Academy: Rise of The Omega : Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

The Hunt of Shadows began at dawn.Teams were assigned across Dominion lines, packs broken up deliberately to force alliance-building with strangers. I stood at the academy gates and read the team list, my breath fogging in the cold morning air.My name was separated from Cassian's.Around me, students gathered in their assigned groups. Some complained about being separated from their friends. Others looked pleased to have been placed with stronger fighters. A few were already arguing over who would lead.I kept my eyes on the list.The Hunt was supposed to test more than combat. We would be expected to track targets, protect our teams, and make decisions without instructors stepping in. The academy had made it clear that no one would be rescued simply because they disliked their assignment.I had no intention of giving them a reason to rescue me.My team: two Umbra students I barely knew, a Ferox mid-ranker named Borek who looked at me like I was something to be tested, and Lyra.Lyr

The Hunt paused at midday for a mandatory academy assessment.Professor Jeter had embedded a shifting evaluation into the Hunt's structure this year, requiring all participants to demonstrate a timed partial shift in the field. The announcement came via academy alert on everyone's phones.The alert listed the requirements in neat, official language. Each participant had to shift on command, maintain the form for thirty seconds, and return to human shape without assistance. Any instability would be recorded for follow-up assessment.Thirty seconds.I could barely manage a controlled shift for ten without the suppressant fighting against my wolf. The new compound from Ronan's Umbra contact had helped, but it wasn't a cure. It only gave me more time before the pressure built.And now I had to perform in front of a professor."Problem?" Ronan asked, appearing at my elbow."No.""You're pale.""I'm fine."He glanced at the alert in my hand. "Right. The assessment."I locked my phone. "It's

The infirmary smelled like antiseptic and old bandages.I sat on the examination table while the healer wrapped my ribs. Nothing serious—just bruising, she said. I'd taken worse.She pressed two fingers against the sore spot beneath my left side, and I sucked in a sharp breath.“Sorry,” she said, though her hands didn't stop moving. “I need to make sure nothing is cracked.”“I already told you it's fine.”“And I already told you to stop talking while I examine you.”I closed my mouth.She checked the bruising once more, then reached for a fresh strip of bandage. “No fracture. The swelling should settle in a few days. Avoid sparring until then.”“How many days?”“At least three.”“Two.”She gave me a flat look. “Three.”I sighed. “Fine.”“And no heavy lifting.”“I don't do heavy lifting.”“You're a student at Dominion Academy. You do heavy lifting every other day.”I couldn't argue with that.She finished wrapping my ribs and secured the bandage. “If the pain gets worse, come back. Don

Ronan told me what Raven confirmed to Cain."Where is Val?""Library."I went.I found her in the Den Library, tucked into a corner table with a stack of books.I didn't waste time."Raven confirmed to Cain that your scent is unusual up close."She looked up. Her expression didn't change. But something behind her eyes sharpened."Explain."I pulled out the chair opposite her and sat down."Raven told Val she answered a question Cain asked about you. He wanted to know whether your scent was different when someone got close."Val's fingers tightened around the edge of the book."What exactly did she say?""That your scent was unusual. Different up close.""Did she mention the suppressants?""No.""Wolfsbane?""No.""Anything about my shifting?""No."She released a slow breath."Then he doesn't have enough.""Not yet."Her eyes met mine."Tell me everything."So I did.I told her about the note from Raven's room. About Dessa carrying it toward Cain's wing. About Raven admitting that Cai

We got back to the dorm at three in the morning.Adrenaline still running. Photographs that represented our best evidence against Cain. Ronan's perimeter signal said the coast was clear.It didn't take long before we were alone in our room.For several seconds, neither of us spoke.The room felt different after what had happened in Cain's office. Maybe it was because we had finally found something solid enough to fight with. Maybe it was because Cain's office had nearly caught us. Or maybe it was because somewhere between the evidence, the danger, and the way we'd moved together, something between Val and me had shifted again.She dropped her bag beside the bed.I locked the door."Still clear?" she asked."Ronan says we're good."She nodded, then looked at the photographs in my hand."Let's make sure we actually have what we think we have."That was Val.No celebration until the evidence was checked twice.I almost smiled."Desk."She sat down.I followed.We reviewed the photograph