The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0215

I

“Wait, what?” I gasp, shocked.

“Oh yeah,” my mom says, her own eyes going far–off as she apparently remembers this long -lost, incredibly important and interesting detail. “I forgot about that…”

“You knew!?” I’m scandalized – mom and dad, they’re so perfect for each other. The idea of dad being mated to someone else…

God, I can’t even imagine it.

“Of course I knew, baby,” mom says, leaning closer and tucking a strand of my bloody hair behind my ear as Cora stands up and begins to fuss with the IV, apparently remembering suddenly that I’m coming off the edge of death and need some fluids. “Dad and I don’t keep secrets. Plus, I knew her.”

“Real piece of work,” Cora murmurs, shaking her head as she reaches for my arm.

“What!?” It’s all I can say in my shock as Cora hooks me up to the IV, helping me get on the mend in her own non–magical way.

“It wasn’t at the same time, like you and your boys,” mom says, turning her head consideringly. “He rejected her and then was single for a long time before he met me. Which, I mean, thank god I don’t think I’d have been able to handle that. I’d have been so jealous, and she’d probably have tried to kill me. I mean, more than she eventually did.”

as I stare at my mother, but she just waves a hand, dismissing

the jealousy,” Cora says, sitting down next to me and taking my wrist so

between them. “They…aren’t. Because they don’t…know about

and then delight before they

mom says, leaning forward to prod me with the tips of her fingers. “How the

liking the implication here that I’m doing it nefariously and for my own good. “It was…I didn’t want anyone to find out, at first,

girl. And then I…it took a while to get to know them, and to

says, nodding as she slips a stethoscope out of her pocket and slips it around her neck. “And Rafe and

because…well, this one is a little more nefarious, I guess. “Rafe

My mom and my aunt grin at me again, but I just shrug and

and taking my hand. “It

to have her understand. “It’s scary! And they’re both so great, but…” I bite my lip and shake my head, looking down at my lap, “it’s really

to murmur comforting things about how of course it’s confusing – it’s bound to be but

the frame and I

embarrassing as it

with tears the moment that I realize that it’s my

pull myself up, to

Because I mean,