The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0525

Even as everyone returns to their homework, though, my eyes keep darting back to the little pile of chocolate on the side of the map. Delicately, working hard to use my espionage skills, I casually lean forward and slip my hand out -

Only for Luca to swat it away. I gasp in shock, mock appalled.

"Hands off," Luca murmurs, not looking at me as he looks down at the notebook in which he hastily writes. "I'm using those." "They're mine!"

"You can wait, Ariel!" he says, laughing a little, "until I'm finished!"

"But I want one now," I moan, truly craving the little treat. "Can't I just have one of the dead troops!?"

"No!" Luca replies, laughing and glancing up at me, "I might need to set up the scenario again. Just...have a little patience, please."

those," Daphne says at my side, and I turn to her with interest. "They're down in my room. If you're really dying for one, we could go down there?" "Yes!" I say, jumping to my

and back up Luca will be finished -" Rafe says on a sigh, holding out a pleading hand

won't!" Luca calls, still looking down

and reaching out to take my hand. "Besides, I could use the chance to stretch

around this castle all the

"But Ariel!"

as me. "As the muscle. I'm always down for a late-evening chocolate run." Daphne and I beam at Ben as Rafe sighs, turning

I enjoy seeing her suffer. But I'm under a sincere oath to deny Daphne nothing in this world. As such," he says, giving a dramatic sigh as he nestles back into the cushions

trio of adventure seekers head towards the door. Luca waves to us over his shoulder as Jackson sends a warm pulse down the bond, encouraging me to have fun and be safe in his own little way. Smiling, I slip out the door with Ben and Daphne

I'm a very strong hand-to-hand expert now, Benny," I say, smugly raising my chin. "You barely had to come for protection. Just

believe me," he says, looking

for the chocolate, Ariel.