Say My Name, Alpha
And Xander… he knew.
But there was more. Scrawled beneath the image in sharp, precise letters:
The Omega is yours. Don’t fail.
My throat went dry.
Xander noticed the change instantly, his eyes narrowing. “What is it?”
I wanted to tell him the truth. I wanted to tell him everything. But the words caught in my throat. Instead, I folded the photograph and slipped it into my pocket.
“Nothing,” I said, though my voice trembled.
He studied me, eyes dark and unreadable. And for the first time, I realized the full weight of what we were stepping into. The academy wasn’t just a school anymore. It was a battlefield.