The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy



Chapter 0348

"Ariel!" Rafe shouts, his arms going around me, holding me close. I press my eyes shut, my hand pressed to my side.

The bell rings, stopping the round-thank god - and I can feel Luca's relief. But still, the pain radiates, and I stay pressed to my brother's side. "Ariel!" my mom gasps, suddenly next to me. "What the -*

"She's feeling it, mom!" Rafe says, his voice shaking with his anxiety. "I don't know how - but his ribs - whatever happened, she's feeling it too -*

"Oh my god," my mom says as my dad comes rushing to my other side, as our family and friends simultaneously make space for us even as they stand between us and the low wall of the box, shielding us from prying eyes.

Mom looks frantically at my dad. "Dominic," she murmurs, "is this possible? Can she get hurt because he's getting hurt?"

close and

shaking my head, desperately afraid and trying to look back towards my mate. "Luca's ribs

and her hand is instantly on my side too. She looks up at

look at him. "His ribs might be broken, Ariel," dad murmurs. "But yours are not. Okay? You are feeling it down the bond - but all

mom gasps, looking between

his fingers in front of my face, drawing my attention back to him. "You have to close it down. The bond - close your end of it, just for now, or else you'll feel everything he's feeling - and he'll feel everything you're feeling - and that

and I focus

face, and close my eyes when she closes hers, and then I feel the calming lavender of her gift sweep over me. She's not healing me

there's no time

are. There, I find it - my sweet, shining, silver bond with Luca - and

then as she said - just...gently pinch it off, holding it

for now," I whisper to myself, perhaps aloud - perhaps in my own head - I don't know. I don't really care. "Just...for