The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0161

Tlaugh, opening my eye. “Don’t let them hear you calling them cute.”

“Oh, Jesse would kill to hear me call him cute,” she says, her voice heavy with the understatement, which just makes me laugh harder.

“And what about you?” I ask, “What can I do to have your back?”

“You’re already doing It,” she says cheerfully. “I mean, you’re brining me to the palace for winter break, Aril People would kill for that.”

“It’s just my house,” I say with a sigh, rolling my eyes, wanting to do more, but. she laughs at that.

“Well, you’re wearing my clothes,” she says, gesturing towards the dress.

“That’s a favor you did me I protest, confused. “My mom makes sure I have probably the biggest wardrobe in the country besides hers, and here I am, stealing your dress

“No, Ari,” she says, laughing, “you’re like…wearing my designs.”

“Oh,” I say, looking down at the dress anew, “oh, like, you made this!?”

“Of course I did!” she says, grinning at me.

gasp, amazed. “This is like, a beautiful dress! This is

you’ve given my mom, who will get to hear about you wearing it,” she says, laughing with me and turning me towards the mirror so I can take in the whole picture. Me, again a girl, again a Princess, standing with my friend in the dress she designed. I suddenly feel very warm, and very, very

I murmur, tilting my head to rest on her shoulder. “After

“What?” she gasps.

Not to mention the missing Princess, who has suddenly appeared in this carriage?” I burst out laughing at the shock

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“Yeah, Daphne – there’s going to be

she says, giving me a little shove. “I have to get changed! I can’t show

only thing I’ve ever seen her in except the pretty floral dress she wore to our party the night before the Examination. “I think you

flapping her hands at me. “I need quiet! I need to think about this! Tell the boys still no more bathroom, because I need to plan and plot what I’m going to wear!”

say, shaking my head and refilling her glass of wine, sensing. that she’ll need it, before

step out into the main room of the train car, I stop a little when everything goes silent. My eyes go wide as I instantly whip my

look at you, cousin!” he shouts,

and giving a little curtsey as I realize their shock was just seeing me out of my Academy clothing for the first time in months. I

says, his voice mock threatening as he slowly gets to his feet and

in mock apology as I gesture over my shoulder with my thumb. “Decided we don’t have use for him anymore at least not

wrapping his arms around me, laughing. Behind us, Ben, Jesse and Rafe laugh

what do you think?” I ask, wrinkling my nose as I look up at him. “Do you