CHAPTER TEN

The first thing I noticed when I opened my eyes wasn't the sunlight. It was my shadow. For one ridiculous second...I could have sworn it smiled at me. Not a huge smile. Just enough to make my stomach tighten.I blinked. Once…Twice."...Yeah, I've officially lost it."The shadow lay perfectly still beneath the morning light pouring through the window, innocent as if it hadn't just tried to traumatize me before breakfast.I rubbed my eyes. "Maybe Grimhalden doesn't just awaken wolves," I muttered. "Maybe it also hands out free hallucinations.""You talk in your sleep." Lila's sleepy voice drifted across the room.I nearly jumped out of my skin. She was still wrapped in her blanket like a burrito, only one eye open."I wasn't talking.""You were.""I was thinking.""You think out loud.""I refuse to believe that.""You also snore.""I absolutely do not."She yawned dramatically. "You sounded like a dying goat."I grabbed the nearest pillow and threw it at her. She caught it effortlessly.

Last Updated : 2026-07-02

CHAPTER ELEVEN

The iron gates beneath the platform groaned open, the sound echoing across the arena like a warning. Every student instinctively stepped back, yet not a single instructor moved. Instead of wolves, six creatures emerge—sleek, shadow-like beasts with glowing amber eyes and long antlers twisted like branches. They don't attack. They circle the arena, sniffing the air as though searching for something.One Beta whispers, "Night Stalkers..."Another mutters, "Why are they using them on freshers?"Even the senior students look uneasy.Instructor Kael raises a hand. "These creatures cannot be defeated." The murmuring dies immediately. "They exist for one purpose." He pauses. "They expose fear."He immediately calls students one after another. Each showed whether it could be defeated. One student screamed before the beast even reached him. Another dropped to his knees, shaking uncontrollably. A Gamma froze in place, unable to move, while a Beta was knocked off the platform within seconds. Unt

Last Updated : 2026-07-03

CHAPTER TWELVE

The white feather didn't move.It rested on the windowsill as it belonged there, untouched by the wind sneaking through the half-open window. Moonlight washed over it, making the silver words stitched across the quill gleam.HE IS ALIVE.For a second, I forgot how to breathe."...Don't."Lila's voice wasn't loud, but it hit harder than a scream.I looked over my shoulder.She was sitting upright in bed, her blanket clutched tightly in one hand. The teasing smile she wore almost every hour of the day had vanished."Lila?"She didn't answer.Her eyes never left the feather."You know what that is?"She swallowed."I know enough to tell you not to touch it.""That's not an answer.""It's the only one you're getting."I frowned. "You sound like those instructors.""And you ask too many questions.""Well, somebody has to."I stepped toward the window anyway. Behind me, I heard the mattress creak."Nira.""Hm?""If you touch that thing, whatever happens next is your responsibility." I pause

Last Updated : 2026-07-04

All Chapters of THE ALPHA I WAS TO KILL: Chapter 11 - Chapter 13

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE