The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0209

When my eyes flutter open, I stretch myself a little, feeling bright and refreshed.

“All better, baby?” I hear my mom murmur and I go still for a moment before I focus on her face leaning over me.

A smile breaks out on my lips, because it’s my mom my mom, the best mom in the whole world, who I love so much, who I’ve been dying to see for weeks –

But then I gasp, and sight up straight, with my entire reality flashing back to me in a moment – why I haven’t seen my mom for months, the Academy, the Examination –

“Slowly now, slowly,” mom murmurs, putting her hands on my shoulders and pushing me gently back towards my pillows. “You’re fixed, baby, but you’re still dehydrated and exhausted. Go easy.”

But I resist, not wanting to lay down – only wanting my mom, to be in her arms. “Mama,” I cry, tears springing to my eyes, and she relents, wrapping her arms around me and gathering me to her. She holds me close, shushing me quietly and rocking me back and forth like she has a thousand times, telling me how much she loves me and how precious I am to her. And those words god, they heal me more than any magic she has.

I mean, that’s an overstatement. But it certainly feels like it.

I say, my words hitching a little in my voice. “Thank you so much. I

you just laid there I was the one who was scared. I’m going to kill

hands and brush my tears from my cheeks. “What a waste of magic, mom,” I murmur, shaking my head, “if you heal me just

at me and gathering me into her arms again. I cringe, hating that I made her so upset, but there’s a bright side in that too, right? Because if she’s mad at

“I’ll tell you

you off to that dangerous school – you’re so

“Um,”

my left, sitting up straight and looking around. And my eyes go wide when I see

how long have they been

think…I think you need to let this one see that you’re

throat as I open my arms to my mate, calling to him in my mind, and instantly he’s across the floor – so fast I didn’t even see him move- gathering me into his arms and taking shaky breaths as he runs a hand over my hair, and takes a deep sniff of my scent. As Rafe comes to stand closer by the bed, Jackson does his best

seriously okay?” he asks, his voice trembling. “How…”

say, nodding my head eagerly to him, “mom patched me up, Jacks, it’s okay

glancing between me and mom, not getting it. “So, you’re like…you are going into surgery soon? She stopped the bleeding? What about the infection