The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 47

My eyes immediately dart to Rafe and Jesse across the room, but they’re caught up in their conversations with Jackson and Tony.

“No no,” Aivez says, his voice soft and pleased. “Don’t shout for your brother, Ariel. That would be a poor choice.”

I turn my eyes back to the professor as, inside me, my wolf’s hackles raise.

“Don’t misunderstand – I am excited that you are here, highness,” Alvez murmurs, giving my hand a little squeeze. “I’m looking forward to working with you, developing your powers. But, of course, if anyone were to discover that I knew that a young woman had infiltrated the academy…I would lose my job.”

I stare at him, instantly realizing the trap that he’s laid for me here. If I reveal to anyone that he knows who I am even my brothers – he’ll have me expelled, even

if it means he goes too.

“Mutually assured destruction,” he murmurs, seeing me process the consequences. “So, I think it’s best that the two of us work together, don’t you? Trust, after all,” he says, his voice low and luxurious, “is the foundation of any great relationship.”

“Fine,” I say, my word hardly a whisper as I nod. “Please just…don’t…”

“Ariel,” he murmurs, moving closer, his eyes slowly drifting over my face. “Your secret is safe with me.”

I exhale slowly.

“But,” he continues, “you could thank me for my generosity.”

“Thank you,” I say instantly, the words falling from my mouth, and the way that he grins…

Instantly I realize how under his thumb I am.

How much he likes forcing my hand, making me his little puppet.

“You are welcome, my Princess,” he purrs. Alvez takes another moment to stare into my eyes before turning to look at the marble, his entire demeanor changing in an instant. I stare at him, shocked a little to see that he is again the mind- mannered professor. “Now,” he says, grinning. “I’ll do my best to push my power

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towards you. What do you think, should we try to levitate it? Or push?”

“Um,” I reply, still staring at him, a little shocked.

“Let’s try push.” he says, glancing at me with a friendly grin. “Concentrate now, Clark. See what you can do.”

way that he took control.

says, I’m kicked out of school. So…I comply and focus on the marble in front of me.

and more than the usual body heat produced by two people holding hands. I flinch

my hand a squeeze. “It’s totally normal –

turn my attention back to the marble, and I do willing it first to lift, and then to move, and then to…I don’t know, do anything.

after about fifteen minutes of concentration, but then Alvez sighs and drops my hand. “It was good work, Clark,” he says, smiling at me with encouragement as

air and asks for results, but when no one reports any ability to make the marble do anything at all, he just sighs and puts us in

a friendly nod. “Hands okay?” he asks,

me. After awhile I find myself almost in a…meditative state. I’m calm, and relaxed, and honestly I feel like I’m almost…floating. All of the heat which resulted from my experience with Alvez is wiped from me, replaced

– because, how long was that?

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about three minutes….

that about half

and Rafe begins to murmur something about. the marble maybe moving a

realize that his experience,

laughs. “Me too, but…”

cool

spa all day,” he whispers back, laughing more now with the joy of it.

know! I

says, pitching his voice louder to interrupt us. Tony and I both turn to him and when Alvez flicks his eyes down to our still–joined hands, I blush a little and

perhaps wondering why I’m not sharing more, but I just stand straight and don’t look at him, hoping he holds

now, her eyes half- lidded in her relaxation. Let’s not tell the professor anything until we know more

nod, agreeing with her.

with a little chagrin. “For homework, I’d like each of you to get into your last pairing and try again for longer this time. At

to his desk, starting to pack up his bag as

immediately move to Jackson, who

only one who’s

I have to crane

the Academy,” Jackson says quietly, his voice gruff as he stares down at me, his

help it, I burst into a grin and

asks, frowning now, confused.

really nice,” I answer quietly, shrugging one shoulder, “even though your tone and your

back a little and stares

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