The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0489

I gasp, and a vicious snarl instantly rips from Jackson's lips as Tony gasps in shock, but before anyone can do anything more than that Alvez is already striding out the door. "What is with him?" Tony asks, coming to stand between Jackson and I, looking between us, appalled.

"You see it too?" Jackson asks, frowning over at Tony.

"How could I miss it? I mean, the man is a weird guy, but he's such a creep with Ari." Tony just shakes his head, his expression appalled, as Jackson and I exchange looks. "What are you talking about?" Rafe says, coming to stand with our little group, Jesse following close behind. "Who's a creep with Ari?"

The three of us just turn to stare at him like he's crazy because...I mean, how can he have missed that?

"Whatever, I've got to get to a study meetup," Tony says, hoisting his pack on his shoulder and looking briefly towards the door before looking back at me. "Thanks for letting me in on the secret. I won't tell anyone." "Well, thanks in turn for that," I say to Tony, brushing off Alvez's creepy moment in my eagerness to speak to Tony while we have him. "Why don't you come by for dinner tonight? We all get together in our room and -" "Ariel," Rafe sighs, again running his hand down the length of his face. "I'm sure that Tony already has dinner plans -"

I gape at my brother. "That doesn't mean that we can't invite him, Rafe -"

interrupting and grinning between us. "I actually do have dinner plans. Thanks, man," he says, looking into Rafe's eyes, "for not assuming that I'm just sitting around with clasped hands, waiting for a dinner invite from the royals." Rafe blushes a little, I think embarrassed by what Tony is clearly interpreting as his inhospitability,

Ari," he says, flashing me a grin. "We should

his shoulder at the group of us still left

clearly frustrated with me, though I have no idea

big deal!?" I ask, tossing my hands out to the side. "Tony's in the group

of the group," Rafe growls, bringing his head up to level a glare at me. "Just because he knows one secret does not make him privy to all

others!?" I ask,

gesturing vehemently to Jacks, who just stands stoic, his arms crossed. "Not to mention matters of national security! We have no idea who Tony really

sigh, grabbing my books and starting to shove them in my

do you know that, Ariel?" Jesse asks, looking at me

my brother and my cousin. "I just have a good feeling about him, okay! And quite frankly, right now I'm much more willing to trust my and Jackson's instincts about