Episode 1- The prey at the Assembly ground
The academy always looked like it belonged to two different worlds stitched together by forced discipline.
On one sideâAlpha Elite Division. Loud confidence. Sharp uniforms. Competitive energy that crackled like electricity in the air.
On the otherâOmega Elite Division. Controlled grace. Silent intelligence. Beauty that was carefully restrained, like something too valuable to be casually displayed.
The AlphaâOmega Elite Academy always looked like peace from a distance.
White marble corridors. Golden insignias. Silent security drones gliding above like invisible guardians. Everything designed to look balancedâcarefully split between Alpha discipline and Omega elegance.
But everyone inside knew the truth.
Peace didnât exist here.
It was only control⊠wearing a polished mask.
And at the center of that control was one name everyone whispered before speaking too loudly:
Cassian Moretti.
The Enigma heir.
The president of the entire academy.
And the reason even professors lowered their eyes when he walked past.
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Adrian Maatvei Moretti "Cassian's omega " stood in the Omega assembly line like he always didâperfect posture, calm expression, eyes fixed ahead.
Soft light filtered through the glass dome above the neutral hall, falling over rows of neatly dressed Omegas. Whispers floated around him like background noiseâadmiration, curiosity, envy.
Not that he cared.
He had learned early that attention in this place was never free.
It always came with teeth.
Across the hall, Alpha students were already restless. Some leaned casually against pillars, others adjusted their uniforms just a little too boldly, trying to catch a glimpse of the one person who didnât need permission to enter either side of the academy.
Cassian Moretti.
And thenâlike a shift in gravityâ
The atmosphere changed.
Even before he appeared, people felt it.
Silence spread first. Then tension. Then anticipation.
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Cassian walked in like he owned the air itself.
Black uniform perfectly tailored. Steps unhurried. Expression unreadableâbut dangerous in a way that didnât need explanation.
Behind him, Alpha students straightened instantly. Even the loudest ones went quiet.
He didnât look at them.
He never did unless he wanted to.
His gaze moved through the hall slowly⊠until it stopped.
On Adrian.
For a moment, everything else disappeared.
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Adrian didnât react outwardly.
He never did.
But something inside him tightenedâannoyingly familiar, irritatingly involuntary.
Cassianâs presence always did that.
Not fear.
Worse.
Awareness.
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Cassian approached without hesitation, cutting through the space between Omegas and Alphas like it didnât exist for him.
Whispers erupted behind him:
âIs he going thereâŠ?â âThatâs the Omega lineâŠâ âWaitâwho is that Omegaââ
Adrian could already feel it.
Trouble.
Personal trouble.
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Cassian stopped right behind him.
Close enough that the air itself felt heavier.
Adrian kept his eyes forward.
Not acknowledging him.
A mistake, apparently.
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Cassian leaned slightly in, voice lowâonly for him.
âStill pretending I donât exist?â
Adrian didnât turn.
âIâm standing in an assembly line,â he replied calmly. âNot ignoring anyone in particular.â
A pause.
Then Cassian exhaled softlyâalmost amused.
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And then it happened.
A hand slid around Adrianâs waistânot rough, but unmistakably possessive in its certainty.
The entire row stiffened.
Adrian did too, just slightly.
Before Adrian could respond, Cassian leaned inâbriefly pressing a restrained, almost careless kiss near the side of his neck. Not enough to be scandalous in action aloneâŠ
But enough to be scandalous in intent.
Enough for everyone to see what it meant.
The touch alone Spoke.
Mine
Claim. Familiarity. Control.
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A collective gasp and ripple of shock went through the assembly line.
Someone dropped their tablet.
Someone else choked on a whisper.
Even the professors suddenly became very interested in the ceiling architecture.
This was not new behavior from Cassian.
But it was a new level of shamelessness.
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Adrian finally turned his head slightly.
His expression was controlled, but his eyes carried something sharp underneath.
âMust you always do that in public?â
Cassian didnât move away.
âIf I do it in private,â he said calmly, âyou pretend it never happened.â
That landed between them like a blade wrapped in silk.
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Adrianâs fingers tightened at his sideâbut Cassianâs hand was already there, catching them before he could hide the reaction.
Interlacing their fingers like it was the most natural thing in the world.
Like Adrian had no choice in the matter.
Like the academy itself had agreed.
Adrian spoke softly, barely moving his lips.
âRemove your hand.â
Cassian leaned closer instead, voice low and amused.
âAnd if I donât?â
A pause.
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Cassianâs smirk returnedâsoft, infuriating.
âRelax,â he murmured. âYou look like youâre about to declare war in front of the assembly.â
âI would,â Adrian said evenly, âif it didnât ruin my attendance record.â
That made Cassian pause for half a second.
Thenâhe actually laughed.
Quiet. Controlled. Dangerous in its own way.
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Behind them, the academy finally snapped back into motion as if nothing had happened.
As if the heir of the Moretti empire wasnât casually standing in the Omega line.
As if Adrian Maatvei Moretti wasnât being treated like something both claimed and trapped at the same time.
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But as the assembly announcement finally began, Cassian didnât let go.
Not even once.
And Adrian⊠didnât pull away either.
Not because he accepted it.
But because, at some point, resisting him had stopped changing anything.
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And somewhere deep in the academyâs quiet systemsâ
A war that no one officially acknowledged had already begun.
Between hate.
Control.
And the dangerous thing neither of them said out loud:
Something neither of them could fully walk away from anymore.
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Finally Cassian released his hold on Adrian and whispered before leaving with that infuriating smirk and chuckle of his.
"See you later..."
And just like that he went in front of the assembly on the stage like nothing had occured . And professor quickly started the assembly before another Strom could come .