Alpha Kael ✔️

Chapter Twenty Six

Word Count: 1600

~Jada

I don't like the idea of being alone with Blue.

With Kael gone, quiet has fallen over the group. The look in Blue's eyes is so intense, I have to look anywhere but him. Out of all these Silent's, it's surprisingly the one I know who frightens me the most. Now that Kael has left, most of them turn to each other to mutter under their breath, whereas Blue concentrates on only me.

"Come outside with me," Blue says in a way that is less of an offering and more of a demand. I bristle, however, I don't react with anything other than a nod. "I want to test your skills to see what we have to work with."

I'm not sure if he has the authority to make me do this, however, no one else seems to be questioning him. In fact, no one else wants any part of it.

So I have no other choice.

Wordlessly I follow him out of the building, glaring at his back. He takes me to the back field of the institute where the old buildings I occupied just last night stand. Strangely, everything is dead quiet, as if all the people that once dwelled here have suddenly vanished in the last hour or two. Maybe they have been told already that they have not been selected as the winner and they have already left. It would make this all the more real...

Still, despite all this, I've been suspicious about whether or not this is real. Now, seeing that everyone has disappeared, a lump has come into my throat. There's a very good chance this is real.

Blue finds a spot for us right in the centre of the field. Not that it makes much of a difference since it seems the entire territory has been vacated.

At least if he does something everyone can see.

"Alright, we might as well start off easy. How much experience do you have with physical training? Specifically, sparring?" Blue asks, folding his arms over his chest. The way his eyes wander down my person makes it clear he's judging me, assuming there's nothing to be that would be worth anything as a Silent.

I straighten, feeling a slightly pitch of anger within me. "I went to a girls boarding school where we couldn't even touch each other. And it's not like I could train for this, I didn't know Silent's existed. What are you expecting?"

My tone doesn't bother Blue. It's not the first time I've spoken like this to him. He knows I don't trust him. He can't just rifle through my things and stalk me and no expect that.

And he makes me uneasy.

It's almost impossible to put my finger on, but I've seen him before. Wherever it's from is beyond me, and no matter how much of my brain I search, nothing comes back. The source of the memory he lies in is his eyes. Nothing else about him is familiar aside from the intense blue eyes. If only he would tell me his real name, although I doubt that will happen.

"Being a Silent, you quickly learn if you don't catch on fast enough, you'll fall behind," Blue tells me firmly, his expression failing to falter. His seriousness is unnerving. "And you'll disappear."

I swallow uncomfortably. Blue smiles, enjoying my discomfort, it seems. "You don't have to worry about that, though. I can tell Kael likes you. You'll be trained well."

That thought doesn't help me. I know nothing about this, and I somehow doubt I'll be able to catch up. Especially physically. Blue towers over me, shoulders broad, biceps bulging from his shirt. If he were to fight me now, there is no way I would stand a chance. Maybe I could run, but I doubt I would be able to hold my own.

When I remain in silence, Blue talks again. "Okay, hit me."

I blink a few times, unsure of what to do. Blue stands there, hands tucked behind his back, giving me the chance to take a punch if I wanted to. Of course, I don't obey immediately, unsure of whether this is a trick or not.