The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy



Chapter 0350

"Four!"

I hear my name being shouted behind me my family-but there's no time and it doesn't matter if it's not safe

I'm moving fast, thanks to my wolf instincts and my training at the academy, and I can feel my canines elongating to points in my feracity as a snarl rips from my lips, because if anyone tries to stop me right now - I'll rip them to shreds.

"Luca!" I scream, just as the ref shouts "Five!" counting down the moments until Luce is timed out.

Luca's uncle spins when he hears my voice behind him, his eyes going wide. I think he says my name in protest, putting out a hand to stop me, but I shove him aside, throwing myself against the side of the ring, desperately trying to scramble into it. I shout Luca's name again.

"You can't go in!" I hear Bruce shouting behind me, his hands on my hips, pulling me back. "If you go in, Ariel, he'll be disqualified!"

Something about that rings sense to me, and I shoot a glance back at Bruce alongside a snarl to make him see that I understand, but then I'm moving again, positioning myself, trying to get as close to Luca as I can.

"Sk!" the ref shouts, and I see Luce struggling now - see his eyes fluttering as he tries to pull himself together.

get his attention as I lean as far in as I can. But it's not working -

do the only

bond, and let

- his desperation to get up, to continue

- again, always-that physical agony that threatens to overwhelm

eyes flutter back in my head as

ref's voice hesitating now as he sees me there the nation's Princess - trying to support her

like a tidal

it's not stronger than me-not stronger than everything I have all my faith, and my strength, and my love - my love for him, my love for our nation, for our people. And I push it all towards Luca, pushing back against that flood of pain, and I give it to him. I let his pain sweep through me, taking all of it,

at this moment, I think of

strength to me during the Examination - that persistent, unyielding

him if he had to take an my agony to give me his strength, if

a thing-when here I

hard to dig my nails into the mat, to

see Luca's shoulders raise, see him push himself up, see his eyes lock with mine.

And it's enough.