The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0319

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He lifts his eyes a little to meet mine, but he doesn't move.

I just raise my eyebrows, a demand in them, and he sighs and presses up off the door, coming to take my hands and sit by my side. "Your room is so cute," I whisper.

He laughs, though his heart isn't in it. "Mom keeps it like a shrine to my childhood," he murmurs. "I had an apartment, obviously, in the city. But I sold it when I decided to run off to the Academy. Put the profits into the gym."

"Yeah, why didn't you tell me about the gym?" I ask, turning towards him and scooting closer, reaching out a hand to softly stroke his cheek. "It sounds amazing, what you're doing for those boys."

don't know, Ariel, I mean who knows how long it will last. I don't want to

you've got millions now," I say, my voice a

widen in surprise - I don't think he thought I'd actually take it. "Except, I

a laugh, but when he sees that I'm serious his face falls. "Ariel," he says, shaking his head

in you. If this is something you care about, then it's something I care about too. I think it's amazing. You should have told me about it sooner -

say, understanding. Money is easy for me, but I understand that it's not that way for everyone. "Then we'll help in

- he crossed a line - and I'm so pissed at him - he's got way too

to take him deeper and deeper into a spiral of worry and sorrow and grief. I press his cheeks between my palms and force him

a little baffled. And we stay like that for a long moment before he raises one hand, covering one of my own, still pressed to his cheek.