The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0526

hands on his hips as he spies Daphne's small collection of red wine on her bureau. "Especially this contraband."

Ben looks around with interest at Daphne's room as I plop onto the bed, swinging my legs and grinning, pleased to be alone with the two friends with whom I spend the least amount of time. Ben nods appreciatively. "Nice place you've got here, Daph," he says, putting his Daphne looks up from her search in a trunk for a moment, confused, but then laughs when she sees the direction of Ben's gaze. "Not contraband for me, I am not studying to be an elite warrior," she says happily, going back to her search and reaching deep into the trunk with the excitement when she spies what she wants. "Do you want a glass? Fine by me."

"Absolutely," Ben says instantly, reaching for a bottle.

""Benny!" I burst out, scandalized.

"Oh, you're having one too, princess," Ben says with a happy sigh, grabbing Daphne's two wine glasses and a coffee mug, bringing them with him as he sits on the bed next to me. "We're taking a fifteen-minute Alpha break. Having some girl talk instead." "Fun!" Daphne says, climbing onto the bed with us and putting the little bag of caramel chocolates in the center as Ben pours the wine.

I sigh dramatically as he hands me the mug. "Fine," I moan. "If you force me, then I must."

poor dear," Daphne murmurs, taking a full glass from

the loss of your stainless reputation, Ariel," Ben says, raising his own glass in toast as

mug and clinking it against Ben and Daphne's glasses with good cheer, reassuring myself that one glass of wine

eyes lighting on Daphne with a little bit of glee as he leans back against

about what was going on between you and that Atalaxian boy at the war meeting in the palace." My mouth drops and I spin my head

Daphne says, turning her grin on me. "For your tacit admission that something did

a little, jooking

eyes at me. "Some paragon of secrecy you are, espionage," he mutters, kicking my foot with his own. He looks back at

grins, not buying

I must return to my original question

a bit because...well, what was that about? Ben notices it too, glancing at me. "What's up, Daph?" he asks. When she doesn't answer, he leans forward a bit. "We won't...tell anyone. Zone of secrecy

my head a little as I look at her, Completely surprised because - god, because