All Chapters of The Alpha Heiress in Disguise: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

She and Liam collected their food before choosing a quiet table against the wall.Daniela sat facing the room.Liam didn’t bother pretending not to notice the stares.He met almost every glare head-on.If someone looked at him long enough…He glared right back.Daniela watched him for a moment before laughing.“You know…”She bit into a berry.“…your eyes are going to fall out if you glare any harder.”Liam shrugged.“Nico does it all day.”“And his eyes still work.”The name alone made Daniela’s heart stumble.Against her will, her thoughts drifted back to the previous night.“If you don’t shut up and go to sleep…”“I swear to God…””…you’re going to make me forget I’m supposed to stay away from you.”Heat rushed into her face.She still hadn’t recovered from that conversation.Or…Whatever that conversation had actually been.The way he’d looked at her…The strain in his voice…The panic on his face when she’d moved beneath him…For one impossible moment…He had looked flustered.Sh

The first few matches set the tone for the day with terrifying clarity.Every time a pair of first-years stepped into the arena, the crowd erupted in anticipation.Then the fighting began.Within moments, the cheers changed.They became louder.Hungrier.The instant a second-year gained the upper hand, the spectators answered with deafening applause, celebrating every crushing blow as though they were watching heroes instead of classmates.The gap between the year groups wasn’t just visible.It was overwhelming.Every match ended the same way.A first-year would collapse after taking one strike too many, blood pouring from their mouth before they could even rise again.Someone else’s arm would bend at an angle no arm should ever bend.A knee would shatter beneath a hammering kick.Another student would lie motionless in the sand, so soaked in their own blood that the referees had no choice but to end the match.Steel clashed against steel.Bones cracked beneath fists.The arena roared

Once again, they charged.With Quill out of the fight, the battle changed immediately.There was no one left to cover Liam’s blind spots.No shield waiting to intercept Johnny’s impossible speed.Every exchange became a gamble.Liam fought with desperate precision, his spear flowing through his hands as naturally as breathing. Every thrust was measured. Every pivot came a fraction faster than the last. He had stopped trying to overpower Johnny.Now he was simply trying to survive long enough to create one opening.Then it came.Liam’s spear whipped around in a tight arc and slammed hard against Johnny’s right wrist.The impact echoed across the arena.One of Johnny’s daggers spun into the air before clattering across the sand.A murmur swept through the spectators.Daniela’s heart leaped.Now!Liam saw it too.Without a second’s hesitation, he lunged.It was the opening he’d been waiting for since the match began.But Johnny wasn’t finished.Even after losing his dagger, he stepped fo

Daniela frowned.What do you mean?No one knew the pairings until they were announced.So explain to me how Declan somehow predicted Frank would be your opponent… disappeared… manipulated him… and came back before the match started.Daniela opened her mouth.Nothing came out.Josephine continued.Exactly.She clenched her jaw.Maybe…She searched desperately for another explanation.Maybe he did something to every second-year beforehand.Maybe…Josephine sighed.Daniela.You’re letting your heart think for you.Daniela looked up.Frank was already walking toward her again.Slow.Steady.Relentless.Whatever happened…Josephine continued.It doesn’t change what’s happening right now.Frank is trying to kill you.You can discover why later.Right now…You survive.Daniela’s fingers tightened around her weapons.Think.If he beats you…The other second-years will smell weakness.You’ll be vulnerable.And if someone tears that pendant off during the fight…The words hit harder than the pu

How long could Westmoor truly keep him away?Would he ever stop hunting her?Or would she spend the rest of her life running from one shadow while carrying another inside herself?Ashbourne raised one hand.The arena grew even quieter.“This day…”His voice echoed through every corner of Westmoor.“…is only the beginning.”“For some of you…”“It marks promise.”“For others…”“It serves as warning.”His gaze sharpened.“But for every one of you…”“…remember today.”“Allow it to shape you.”“Allow it to scar you.”“And allow it to harden you.”He lowered his hand in one effortless motion.“The Triad Trials are concluded.”“The first stage of evaluation is complete.”“Recover.”“Train.”“Prepare yourselves.”His eyes swept across the academy one final time.“Westmoor never sleeps.”“And neither should your ambition.”“You are dismissed.”The silence shattered.Conversations erupted all at once.Students exchanged stunned looks.Questions spread through the arena like wildfire.Some whisp