The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

My hands curl into fists in my side as I glare at my father, my jaw set.

Chapter 0217

I’m well, well aware that I’m supposed to quail under the look my father is leveling at me now – that it’s sent many big tough Alphas running for the hills.

But, well, I’m my father’s daughter, aren’t I?

And I am not giving in that easily. No way in hell.

“I’m going back, dad,” I growl, my voice matching his own even though it’s several octaves higher. “You can’t stop me.”

“The hell I can’t – ”

“I have worked too hard!” I shout, getting up on my knees and leaning towards him now. “I have been busting my ass at that school, proving myself! I –”

it almost killed you, Ariel!” my dad shouts back, leaning in so that our faces are only inches

I whip my finger up between us, a move I’ve seen my mom make a thousand times, but my dad just swats it

I’ve beat forty percent of the men who have been training just as

finish line bleeding and barely breathing, Ariel,” dad says, and his anger snaps a little as he speaks the words. He groans again as he pictures it, straightening up and closing his eyes against the mental image. “I cannot, in good faith, send you to your death – you

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worthy of the education,” I say, sitting back on my butt and

His

at me, and then they narrow. “You know that’s not what I mean.” “In this school I am not your daughter – I’m Ari Clark, who is a boy,” I argue, knowing perhaps that it won’t make as much sense but needing to make the point

groans again, pressing his eyes shut as he whips his head to the side. And despite his actions, I know he’s hearing me – I know he’s listening. He just really, really doesn’t

rush of joy runs through me when I hear her support, though I don’t turn to look at her, keeping my eyes on him. “You’re being if she was a boy; or, hell, if she was more of a dad than a military commander right now anyone else’s

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Dom, if you keep her out you’re just being sexist.” My eyes go wide as I turn to stare at Aunt Cora, and my dad and mom do the same. She just shrugs, her chin high as she stares him down. “I’ve said from the start that this school was on the wrong side of it to only let in boys. It’s been running for more than twenty years now, and you finally have a girl Cadet