The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0455

"Mom?" I ask, my voice tense, moving immediately to her side. Dad, too, looks over at mom with concern.

Mom blinks, coming back to herself, and holds out her arms to me as she stands, wrapping me in a warm hug when I come close enough. "Hi, baby," mom murmurs, holding me tight.

"Are you okay, mom?" I ask, pulling back a bit, and studying her. "What's wrong? What happened?"

"I'm all right," she says with a little sigh, glancing towards the door. "Just..."

I glance towards the door too. As Luca and my dad murmur greetings to each other, Luca reaching across the table to solidly shake his hand.

"Just what?" I ask, ignoring Luca and dad. "Was it something with Tony?"

She sighs and shakes her head - not denying it just...wanting to move on. "It's nothing, Ari - just...a strange interaction."

strange about it?" I

I've only experienced something like it once before - my magic calling to someone else's like that -

intense, mom?" I ask,

baby," mom says, turning to me with another sigh. "He felt...god,

go wide as I stare at my mother's drawn face.

was...already dead..." she whispers, shaking her

Tony feels like he's death

magic?" Luca asks, his mouth falling open a little as

knowing that Luca wasn't supposed to know that. Mom sighs, realizing what

move on," mom whispers, tugging on my sleeve and gesturing towards the chair next to her. "We wanted to meet with you and Luca about something else - something

of sitting I quickly cross to

meeting!" mom says, smiling around at all of us. "No need for all

her a little frown as he returns

but it's also fun," she says with a happy sigh, giving me a smile as she folds her hands in her lap. "Spending