Semua Bab Marked by the Alpha Captain: Bab 1 - Bab 10

The gates of Blackthorn Academy opened at six o'clock in the morning.Rei had been standing in front of them for almost twenty minutes.She wasn't nervous.At least, that was what she kept telling herself.Nervous people fidgeted. Nervous people looked around. Nervous people wondered whether they belonged.Rei simply stood there with one hand wrapped around the handle of her battered black suitcase and the other gripping the strap of her backpack.She stared through the enormous iron gates.Blackthorn Academy rose beyond them like something out of another century.Dark stone towers disappeared into a thin layer of morning fog. Ivy covered the oldest buildings, twisting around gargoyles and arched windows. Tall trees surrounded the campus, their branches bending over narrow paths that disappeared between the buildings.At the center of the campus stood the academy's main hall.Above its entrance was the symbol every supernatural student knew.A black wolf beneath a silver moon.Blackth

Rei followed Dominic out of the cafeteria because, for once, arguing seemed less important than understanding why someone had taken her suppressant. She kept several feet between them as they crossed the courtyard, her arms folded tightly across her chest. Dominic walked quickly, his shoulders rigid and his expression unreadable. He didn't look back to see whether she was following. Somehow, he seemed completely certain that she would.That irritated her.Almost as much as the fact that she actually was."Where are we going?" she finally asked."The arena.""Why?""Because that's where I found the bottle.""You said you found it outside.""I did.""Then why are we going inside?"Dominic stopped so suddenly that Rei nearly walked into him.He turned."Because I want to know who had access to the arena."Rei frowned."And you think someone on your team took it?""I don't know.""Then don't accuse them.""I'm not.""You sound like you are.""I'm trying to figure out who would want to int

Rei stared at the list for so long that the words began to blur together. Students moved around her in the corridor, laughing and talking as they hurried toward their morning classes, completely unaware of the storm that had just opened inside her chest. She could hear fragments of conversations around her, the scrape of shoes against polished stone, the ringing of lockers opening and closing, but none of it seemed real anymore. Her attention remained fixed on the sheet of paper mounted beneath the academy seal.OMEGA BLOODLINE REGISTRY — RESTRICTEDHer name was there.Rei Anderson.Beneath it was a single word.ACTIVE.She couldn't breathe.She reached toward the paper, then stopped herself before her fingers touched it. Her mother's voice suddenly echoed through her memory.Don't touch it.She had been thirteen when she'd heard those words.Her mother had been standing in the hallway of their old house, staring at a wooden box Rei had discovered in the back of her closet. It had bee

Rei knew something was wrong the moment she saw her dormitory door.It was barely open.Only an inch.But she knew she had locked it.She always locked it.Her hand remained suspended in the air as she stared at the narrow opening. Every instinct she'd developed over years of protecting herself screamed that she should turn around, walk away, and find someone else. Instead, she slowly pushed the door open.The room was dark.Nothing moved."Hello?"No answer.Rei reached for the light.It flickered once before coming on.Her room looked untouched at first glance. Her bed was made, her textbooks were stacked neatly on the desk, and her jacket was hanging from the chair exactly where she'd left it.Then she saw the drawer.Open.Rei's stomach dropped.She crossed the room slowly and pulled it farther open. Her clothing had been pushed aside. Papers had been scattered across the bottom.Her photographs were gone.Every photograph of her childhood.Every photograph of her mother.Every pi

The hidden door had barely closed behind them when something slammed against it from the other side.The impact shook the stone beneath Rei's feet.Dominic grabbed her hand."Run."They raced down the narrow staircase as another blow struck the door above them. Dust rained from the ceiling, and the sound of cracking stone followed them into the darkness.Rei nearly slipped on the uneven steps.Dominic caught her before she fell."Are you hurt?""I'm fine.""Keep moving."The staircase twisted sharply beneath the academy. There were no lights, no signs, and no indication of where they were going. Dominic used the flashlight on his phone, but the beam barely illuminated the steps ahead.Behind them, the hidden door finally gave way.Men shouted."Find them!""Check the tunnel!""They're underneath the facility!"Rei's heart pounded."They're coming.""I know."Dominic pulled her faster.They reached the bottom of the stairs and entered a narrow stone corridor.Rei glanced over her shoul