The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0275

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As time passes our friends start to filter out until it’s finally just the core family here family, Jesse’s family, and the new addition of my mates and Ben and Daphne. Our parents dig into the more complicated questions now, asking us about the details of getting me into the Academy and keeping me alive there, and we all happily fill them in on the delicious details.

As we do, mom pulls Luca aside for a moment, fussing over him and patching up his black eye and his busted lip. When he comes back I can tell by his smile that Luca’s likewise under mom’s spell now, and that he no longer has any ridiculous ideas about mom having a favorite between my two mates.

Mom curls up at dad’s side on the couch, where he moved after his last refill, probably so that she would come and sit with him. They’re ridiculously attached to each other, even after all these years. And even if I know that I should be grossed out by how affectionate my parents are…well, honestly I just think it’s kind of sweet.

The youngest Sinclair kids, of course, ignore everything, but I watch with real pleasure as they continue to dash around the room even as the hour grows late. Jackson watches them with fascinated curiosity, clearly wondering where the hell they get the energy. But eventually they settle down too.

It’s only when the clock strikes midnight, and I’m sitting in dad’s armchair with two of Jesse’s siblings passed out in my lap – Bella sleeping blissfully, her head pillowed against my shoulder, and little Chase actually in puppy form stretched out over my leg, his head hanging off my knee – when Cora gasps and starts.

at the clock. “Is it

you’re imagining it,” Roger murmurs into his glass of whiskey, clearly enjoying himself too much to want to go. “Have another drink, love, it’s

up with her. “We are getting these children home, because if we don’t they’ll never get up tomorrow”

up from her place curled at Dad’s side. But Cora just rolls her eyes, because she never takes mom up on her offers to

kids, Ella,” Cora sighs, clapping

Chase from their spots on my lap. Her other four – Jesse included moan, knowing what that sound means. Chase shifts back into his little boy body so that

group

to his feet and giving a sharp

me and Rafe, “what’s

order not to lose them, Roger makes them line up in size

Luca, and Rafe. “And I take great joy in embarrassing my children. Why else have them? We had five more because torturing Jesse

and drag their feet, but line up they do, and I laugh to see them all standing there slump–shouldered, clearly tired but not

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