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.”

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

next to me and taking my wrist so she can

between them. “They…aren’t. Because

of shock and then delight before they

forward to prod me with the tips of her fingers. “How

nefariously and for my own good. “It was…I didn’t want

I…it took a while to get to know them, and to decide

she slips a stethoscope out of her

say, because…well, this one is a little more nefarious, I

mom and my aunt grin at me again, but

how are you feeling about it, baby?” my mom asks, leaning forward and

my shoulders slumping in relief to hear her voice it aloud, to have her understand. “It’s scary! And they’re both so great, but…” I bite my

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

the frame and

second, as embarrassing as it is, I

moment

try to pull myself up, to move

Because I mean,