The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0286

“Children!?” I gasp, “who else is out?” I peer back over my shoulder at my mom as I head down the stairs.

“None of your business,” mom says, very lofty, giving me a secretive smirk. “I’m not going to rat on my own children, after all.”

“Is it Rafe!?” I ask, eager and a little scandalized, glancing back at Jackson too, who listens

with interest.

“Not my meatball!” mom says, laughing and continuing to escort us down. “My perfect little meatball, who’s never done anything wrong in his entire life!?”

“It was Rafe,” Jackson murmurs to me with a wink, pressing a hand to the small of my back as we get to the bottom of the stairs and mom walks ahead. “Your mom put me in his room, like she put Daphne in yours, but he snuck out even before I did.”

“Rafe,” I sigh, shaking my head. “God, I wonder where he went…”

I look up at Jackson curiously, wondering if he knows.

But, dead serious, Jackson just shakes his head at me. “Even if I knew,” he says, his voice low with the gravity of his charge, “I wouldn’t tell. I have been sworn to secrecy, and I take my charge quite seriously.”

I scowl at him, mumbling discontentedly about how mates aren’t supposed to have secrets from each other, but he just laughs like that’s quite rich coming from me.

laugh too, realizing that

when I get back into my room, and cast my eyes over Daphne, I see that she’s wearing a

are pressed shut…a little tighter than I think they need to be for a girl deep in sleep.

I don’t say anything, letting my friend keep her secrets. I just climb into bed, pulling my

ends, however, the moment she

rubbing her eye as she grins

was a bad little princess last night, sneaking out!”

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mouth falls open for a second at her gall, but I snap it shut with

as I grin at her. I perch my chin on my hand. “Do you really want to have a chat about who was bad, and who snuck out, with a certain someone’s

flops back on her pillow, covering her face. “Wait, how did you

that she shakes her head in complete disbelief. “Sooo, Jackson and

“We sat on the

I ask, eager, my eyebrows going

It was just…” she sighs and

detail I’m going to get?” I ask, twisting my

your brother, Ari!” she says, laughing and turning her face back to me.

her before jumping out of bed. I move to my wardrobe, picking some clothes out for the day and letting Daphne keep her secrets if

to share.