The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0216

“I’m going to kill your brother,” dad says, shaking his head as he looks me over, frowning at the blood all over me and narrowing his eyes as he gives me a suspicious sniff. But if he smells Jackson or Luca, he doesn’t say anything.

“Go easy on Rafe, dad,” I murmur, raising a hand to run it fondly over his stubbled cheek. “ It was all Jesse’s idea anyway.”

Mom and Cora laugh at this but dad continues frowning, not ready to joke. “I could have lost you, Ariel,” he whispers, his voice tight. “Do you – do you know what that would have done to me?”

“Don’t, dad,” I say, shaking my head, my lip trembling as tears start to threaten my eyes again. My dad – he’s so strong, so steady – seeing him emotional like this? God, I can’t handle it – not at all. “I’m perfectly fine – nothing happened

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“But it could have happened,” he whispers, devastated even by the thought of it. “It almost did – Ariel, from what Jesse said, you almost died

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The tears start to slip down my cheeks and my lips turn down in a desperate frown, because I hate that I did this to him hate that he was this worried.

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out a hand and placing it softly on dad’s knee. Don’t make the girl feel guiltier than she already does. She’s had a rough

deep sigh, forcing himself, I think, to move

giving me a steady nod as he takes a deep breath. “At least it’s all

Examination is done but then I go rigid in my dad’s arms, looking up at him with suspicion. “Dad,” I say slowly,

you home now,” he says, giving me a steady nod. “Where you’ll be

Instantly I drop my arms

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taking you home, Ariel – the fuss with your ex–fiancé is all cleared you

up,

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go, staring at me in shock. “Dad, I’m going back to the Academy! I mean, unless I didn’t

pass

shock and confusion as I turn to the door, suddenly desperate to know. “Did I slow Jackson down too much?” I ask, my voice getting

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he leans towards me, sniffing suspiciously again. “Who

I turn to stare

my dad asks again, completely

interjecting awkwardly. “Ariel, if you’re asking if you made it

leaves my lungs and relief sweeps through me, because at least Jackson is getting through

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