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?"

me see," dad murmurs, coming close and feeling at my ribs where

look back towards my mate. "Luca's ribs

and her hand is instantly on my side

look at him. "His ribs might be broken, Ariel," dad murmurs. "But yours are not. Okay? You are feeling

possible!?" mom gasps, looking between me and my

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 will not help him

words out by the end and I focus on his face,

shoulders and stepping between me and my dad. "Deep breaths, do it with me." And I focus on my mom's 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 now - I know - though

no, there's no time for that

mom's light, trust in her as she guides me down into my soul to where my bonds are. There, I find it

as she said - just...gently pinch it off, holding it between my fingertips. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the ꜰindNʘvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to

perhaps aloud - perhaps in my own head