" The rankings have been updated , " he replied , looking excited . The scent of excitement filled the air as every Alpha around me surged in one direction , toward the Academy's sacred Ranking Stone . I followed his line of sight to find the massive stone leaderboard etched with the names of the top Alpha contenders . , the Hierarchy . I followed , half - curious , half - anxious to the massive stone leaderboard etched with names . " Is it updated every after trial ? " I asked . " Yes and it changes dramatically everytime, " Finn explained . The stone stood tall and wide , weathered from centuries of use , its obsidian - black surface polished like glass . Names glowed upon it in soft golden runes , shifting gently under the morning light . Only eighty - three would be listed . The rest would fade into failure . The closer I got , the louder the buzz of voices became but they slowly faded in my ears as I spotted my name in that list . Even if it was last because I had made it back last with bison , I made it to the list . A small smile appeared on my lips . Finally … " Damn ! He's not on it anymore ! " someone exclaimed , attracting my attention . " No way , he actually failed the hunting trial ? " " It's the first time someone from the top ten lost their spot . " Excited murmurs flared like wildfire . Alphas were pointing , some stunned , others gleeful , eyes locked on one specific , absence . " Shit , he really failed ," Finn spoke under his breath . " Who ? " I asked Finn . "A member of the hierarchy ! " My eyes widened and I immediately looked at the top ten on the stone leaderboard . There was an empty seat at the top . " Now what will happen ? " I asked . " I honestly don't know . But I think I saw the dormitory assistant moving his stuff out of the hierarchy bedrooms . " My eyes snapped at me , " Hierarchy bedroom ? What is it ? " " You don't know ? " he was taken aback . " The hierarchy are given private rooms in Lupine academy . All top ten get them . " I froze as Ronan's room from earlier flashed in my mind . " But Ronan has a bed in our room … " " Oh that . It was Ronan's bed for only a day or two when he joined the Academy . When he became number one he was given that room . He had not returned to our room once from that day until suddenly he showed up the day you arrived , " he explained . I stood there surprised . So that was why the dorm assistant had called me a normal Alpha ? That's when Alpha Gidion came forward and stood in a higher place , " As everyone can see , one of the hierarchy is gone . It has happened for the first time in decades and it is shocking for us as well . But we are also thrilled that this year Alphas in this Academy are even capable of beating the hierarchy ! " An excitement broke out in the crowd and most of them filled with pride . " That's why , we have decided something for our Alphas ! " My ears perked up like others . What was it ? Alpha Gideon looked at everyone's excited faces and announced , " Whoever wins the next trial will claim the empty hierarchy room !! " 2/3 A wave of excitement burst through the crowd as I stood stunned recalling the private bathroom , shower and privacy that I had seen in Ronan's room . My eyes shined as I whispered under my breath excitedly , " I will win that room !! " Unknown to me Ronan read my lips and his expression hardened . Send Gifts 3/3