The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0306

“What!?” I gasp, grabbing the magazine and lifting it up, reading the headline and realizing that the other half of the cover is, of course, a picture of Luca in his boxer’s getup – which, essentially, just means sweaty and shirtless. And, of course, he looks stupidly good with his boxing gloves up by his face, his expression all tough and gritty and determined.

But I tear my eyes away from the picture of my handsome mate to read the headline splashed across both of us.

“CONFIRMED: LUCA GRANT MATED TO PRINCESS ARIEL.”

“Ohhh my god,” I murmur, my fingers tightening against the cover in my shock. Because, I mean, it’s not a secret within our inner circles that Luca and I are mated – but this is not public knowledge, and certainly not something my parents would have wanted me to announce so openly and so early on in my relationship.

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And, especially, since I have you know a second mate that’s going to complicate all of this this is not at all a good thing for me.

But who did this?

knows, and that Luca told his mom and his uncle, but to everyone else he introduced me to last night – he always said girlfriend, never mate.

spilling this to the press? It’s a huge

hesitate, a little, as I begin to flick through the pages of the magazine, because I am suddenly quite terrified that I know who leaked

of the press. And is incredibly proud to be mated to me. Someone who wants everyone to know that we’re mated, especially since there’s another claim on my affections

read the article. I sigh, and press the magazine shut in my hands like that could keep my secret inside.

there at all, that Luca did this. I don’t know what I’ll do if that

really knowing what I’m asking, staring at her with all of

she reaches for me in an instant, wrapping me up in

whisper, horrified, not wanting

sugar,” she replies, her voice grave. “He…he didn’t deny it,

wanting to see her face. “But then,

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you two are mates,” dad says, and mom leans back a little so that I can look into my

this morning,” Rafe adds from across the table. I look over to see him standing, his hands in his pockets, his face sorry for me. Next to him, Ben and Daphne look exactly the same. Jesse just looks pissed as hell, and starts across the room to pour himself a cup of coffee that he probably doesn’t need, just wanting something to do. As he does, Markie slips back into his seat next to

then again, she is my sister.