The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0342

"He's fucking huge," Jesse whispers, and when I glance at my cousin I see that his brows are knit together as he addresses Rafe over my head.

"Is that bad?" I burst out.

"Of course it's bad, Ari," Rafe growls, though I can tell his anger isn't for me. He flicks his gaze at me before snapping it up to meet Jesse. "This must be some kind of mistake -"

"It's no fucking mistake," Jesse growls out, tossing a hand towards the man as he strides down the corridor towards the ring." Obviously, they've sent a ringer."

Almost as if everyone's realizing it just as Jesse does, the crowd starts to echo with boo's, enough of them to carry out over the pounding music as the Atalaxian champion reaches the ring. The announcer, standing again at the center of the ring, looks around the room anxiously.

"Ladies and Gentlemen of Moon Valley, please welcome your contender - Anton Spiriatos of Atalaxia!" He smiles widely, raising a hand up to try to elicit a cheer, but the boo's just get louder.

of his ring. Luca leans casually back against the ropes in his corner, perfectly at ease, studying his opponent. I work very,

reach out to him - to ask how he feels to see

soft, in my direction, "is a guaranteed win,

- but Luca's so good! We were all just saying that he can't possibly lose! You had such faith in him

the ring, "when Luca's fighting in his weight class! But this guy - god, Ari, you can see it, I know you can. He

to the ring and assess the boxer again. Jesse's right - the man is much taller than Luca - is potentially as tall as Rafe, and my dad, and Jackson. Maybe taller, even - it's hard to tell from up high in this box. And he's insanely

call this off," Rafe grits,

is. I move swiftly,

ask, stepping forward. Mom peers around dad in the same way that I'm peering around Rafe, and I can tell that

and glance over my shoulder to

dad growls, holding Rafe's gaze. "I don't' know how they did it - some kind of trick - but that champion and