The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

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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.

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

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

see it,” I murmur, tilting my head to rest on her shoulder. “After all, the palace steps are going to be

“What?” she gasps.

from their first successful semester at the Academy with Luca Grant in tow? Not

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her face. “Yeah, Daphne – there’s going to

says, giving me a little shove. “I have to get changed! I

in her Seamstress uniform, the only thing I’ve ever seen her in except the pretty floral dress she wore to our party

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

say, shaking my head and refilling her glass of wine, sensing. that

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

at you, cousin!” he

just seeing me out of my Academy clothing for the first time in months. I smile at Luca especially, realizing that this is the first time he’s seeing

to his feet and narrows his

my shoulder with my thumb. “Decided we don’t have use for him anymore at least not for

long steps and wrapping his arms around me, laughing. Behind us, Ben, Jesse

wrinkling my nose as I look up