All Chapters of Kiss Me Before The Sky Falls: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Mira's POVI was still enjoying my sleep when something landed on my bed. I jolted awake, heart lurching. My hand already reached for the blade I kept under my pillow. Then I saw what was on my bed. A black attire packed in a cellophane wrap.What's this?I rubbed up eyes and grabbed the package. The dorm was already alive with movements. Girls were pulling on the same black uniform from the wrapping. I saw them buttoning collars, lacing boots.The energy in the room was different from the regular morning in camp.~What's happening?~I checked my own uniform. Black jacket, fitted. Black pants. The emblem of Ironridge was on stitched the left breast.The redheaded girl in the bed closest to mine was shrugging into her jacket, her back to me. I opened my mouth to ask her what was happening.Then I closed it. I hadn't spoken to her since I came here. I had been too shy to start a conversation. And she just acted as if I didn't exist.It would hurt if I spoke to her now and she just ignor

Chapter 13Mira's POVI joined the throng of students moving to the courtyard. I couldn't stop thinking about Caden. What was he about to tell me before that bell rang? And why did something always come up whenever we were about to have a conversation. At this point, it felt like the universe was trying to sabotage our chances to talking to each other. An instructor was waiting in the courtyard. "It's time for the contest. Form a big circle. I'll call the contestants to the center."We formed a circle and the instructor called the first name. Josh Calloway. I swallowed. I knew Josh was a good fighter, but I couldn't shake off the tension of watching him fight.Josh stepped into the ring and shifted. One moment he was standing at the edge of the circle, and the next, a Bengal tiger was there in his place.His opponent shifted too. He became a saber-toothed kangaroo that was unsettling in the way these hybrid beasts always were.The kangaroo charged first, using its powerful leaps t

Caden's POVVessa stood close enough that I could feel the warmth coming off her shoulder.I stood straight, looking ahead. I let the instructor complete the ceremony but deep within me, I was somewhere else entirely, thinking about Mira.I'd watched her fight twice from the sidelines. Watched her take hits that would have made others quit. Watched her get pinned, get up, get pinned again and still found something left to work with. She didn't have a shifter's advantage. Just that stubborn, relentless refusal to stay down.She didn’t win the female event, but for an omega, she surpassed my imagination.The instructor wrapped up the crowning ceremony. Vessa touched my arm briefly as we stepped off the platform. Of course, I knew it was intentional. I moved away without acknowledging it. Vessa had always tried to get my attention, but I didn’t have time for her. It’s not that she’s not attractive. I just didn’t see her in a romantic light. So do I see Mira in a romantic light?The qu

Mira's POVI went to train the next morning to clear thoughts of the nightmare from my head. I didn't understand the reason for that recurring dream. Could it be a sign? I honestly didn't know.I stepped into the garage I used for my combat practice. The punching bag hung in the center of the space, slightly crooked from years of use.I wrapped my hands and started with footwork.It had been less than a day since the training camp at Ironridge ended. My injury was healing cleanly. I was moving better now. I couldn't wait for the main Interschool competition. I had to be ready.My chest heaved as I worked through the sequence Petra had drilled into me months ago. I stayed light on the feet. Eyes forward, always forward, even when everything in me wanted to look down at the ground.That was why I lost to Caden. I didn't keep my eyes forward. I lost concentration and he pounced.I threw jabs, pivoted and threw hooks. I punched the bag and kicked it until my arms burned and my training ge

Mira's POVThe public announcement of the candidates for the Interschool competition came three days after we returned from the camp.I was in the kitchen pouring orange juice when my phone buzzed on the counter. I picked it up and read the notification twice to make sure I had understood it correctly.Yes, I had gotten that letter from them weeks back granting me approval to compete, but this sealed it for me.I set the phone face down on the counter, picked up my glass, and drank the entire thing slowly.My name was really on the list.***I was in my bedroom, thinking about how to tell Aunt Michelle, when Josh came in with his phone in his hand and a shocked expression on his face.Yeah. He had seen it too.He held the phone out toward me. "Is this a mixup?"I looked at the screen. The official invite list. My name sat there in plain text."No," I said. "It's not."Josh stared at me. He lowered the phone slowly. "You know about it.""Yeah.""When did you apply?""When the applicati