The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0213
Mom and Luca exchange pleasantries while I work very hard to pull myself
together, wondering how the hell I'm supposed to manage all of this chaos, when
Jesse — of all wonderful people comes to my rescue.
He, too, skids through the door and is across the room in half a second, shoving
Luca roughly aside and knocking him to the floor so he can wrap his arms around
me, murmuring about how scared he was and how glad he is that I'm okay.
I hug my cousin back, assuring him that I'm all right, and it's only when Jesse
offers a hand and an apology to Luca that I'm able to look at my mom again. She
quickly raises a questioning eyebrow at me, asking silently if everything is out in
the open, and I hurriedly shake my head, begging her with my expression to
please, please not say anything.
Slowly, she nods, a smile still playing at her lips as she turns her attention back to
the boys, who are now standing at my bedside.
“As much as it is a pleasure to meet you, Luca,” she says, her voice official now,
“and I do very much want to talk to you more — Ariel still isn't well.”
Luca's face pales at the news and he anxiously looks between me and my mom.
“She's fine,” Jesse explains, putting a hand on Luca's shoulder. “Aunt Ella healed
her up, Luc, don't worry —
“I healed her,” mom says, nodding to Jesse, “but she’s still exhausted and
dehydrated. Jesse? Will you please go get your mom, and tell her to bring an IV?
Ariel needs fluids.”
Jesse nods and immediately moves to the door, but Luca hesitates, clearly
wanting to stay. My mom simply quirks one queenly eyebrow at him, though
clearly requesting time alone with her daughter — and I see Luca give in.
“I'll see you soon,” he says, kneeling down by the side of my bed and running a
fond hand over my hair, my shoulder, and then down my arm. I can see him
bodily fighting his instincts to stay by his mate's side — but he also knows that I
am clearly all right in my mother’s hands.
“It will be okay, Luca,” I murmur, leaning impulsively forward. Luca puts a soft
hand on my cheek and presses a brief, chaste kiss to my mouth — not really able
to resist, but also not wanting to put on a display in front of my mom.
1 grin at him as he stands with a sigh and heads for the door. I'm still grinning,
watching his
form, as my mom clears her throat.
“Don't say anything,” I whisper, reaching out a hand for hers and squeezing it
before the door snicks shut behind Luca's retreating form. Then, once we're
alone, I turn to her, grimacing a little.
“Soo00, Ariellll,” she says, leaning forward and grinning at me, her voice light and
gossipy. “Why do both of those boys think that they're your mate!?”
“Because,” I say, my voice and my face completely serious. “They both are,
mom.”
Slowly the smile falls from her face. “Wait, what?”
I nod slowly and then burst into an explanation — telling her about that first day,
when both of their scents hit me, and then of figuring it all out as time passed.
Mom's eyes are wide and shocked by the time I'm halfway through the story and
I can tell that she’s mesmerized and worried, all at once.
I don't our have time to get to the end
about how I just told Jackson last night, during
the Examination — when the door opens and Aunt Cora comes in, wheeling an IV
stand with
her.
I
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I give a little cry of joy when I see her
) )
— Cora, she's my only aunt, but she's
my favorite anyway. She makes the
same little noise as she slams the
door shut and rushes to me, pushing
the IV with her and abandoning it a
bit when she sits on the bed next to
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“You idiot,” she mutters into my hair, rocking me back and forth. “You followed
your brother and your cousin, of all people!? To the Academy!?”
“I like it there!” I protest, laughing a little and pushing her away a bit so that I can
look into her face, smiling despite all the drama. “Besides,” I say, cocking my
head to the side, “where did you guys think I was?”
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In a convent,” Cora sighs, slumping
back against the pillows with me and
: “ )
glancing at my mom. “At least, that's
what we hoped. Safe and sound, all
walled up, practicing the art of
making tapestries or something
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Oh, well, it sounds like Ariel was
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doing the exact opposite, Cors,” my
mom says, leaning forward with her
chin on her palm and grinning at me.
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I scowl at her, thinking she’s enjoying
this just a little too much.
“ S q .
Considering that she just told me
that she met two mates at this little
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