The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0549

"All right," Tony says, smiling back, and then turning back towards the room, dropping Cora's hand to follow Ben and Luca as they walk in.

"Actually," Cora says, watching Tony walk into the room as she swings the door shut. "We want you to come to class, not lunch. And since neither of you are enrolled in this class," she says, pointing a finger between Ben and Luca, "neither of you need to be here!" "But!" Ben says, looking longingly at the table as Cora, Jesse, and Jacks come to the center of the room. "The dumplings!"

"Oh, take them with you," Cora says with a sigh, scooping the plate up in her hand just as Jesse reaches for one, emitting a devastated groan of protest when she lifts it out of his grasp and pushes it at Ben.

"I'd rather stay," Luca says, a little awkwardly, running a hand through his hair and looking between my mom and Cora. "I was there this morning. I'd...like to know what happened."

"I'm sure Ari can fill you in later, Luca," my mom says, looking up at him with apology. "But we really are convening class right now, and having you here violates some of these Cadet's right to privacy."

Luca tightens his jaw, looking between Tony and Jackson, who he now has confirmation really are in the magic class.

says, sitting down on the floor close to me and reaching for an entire plate of sandwiches - an act that makes my eyebrows go up as I realize that perhaps mom didn't over-order as much as I thought she did. Jackson doesn't elaborate on his reasons, but my heart

a little smirk on his lips as he plops onto

he says, a little bit of a territorial growl in his voice,

nothing personal

confident smirk still on his lips. "It's just that I'm not perfectly comfortable sharing my

vene

because you're Ariel's boyfriend."

"Seems like there have been some developments in our little circle of trust on which I haven't quite been updated." I grimace

Tony's not comfortable," Cora says, her mouth twisting a little as she gives a shrug. "I think that's

blush a little as I

little