The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0562

more streamlined, flowing around him a bit as they did when he was in bed.

We all watch quietly as Jesse becomes...acclimated to himself, to his new power. And I watch with a great deal of pride as Jesse's breathing evens out, as he settles more comfortably into his chair, and as the shadows themselves become less chaotic clouds and instead "Okay," Jesse whispers, looking down and observing them as they swirl around him, faster and slower, like he's experimenting with them. "I can...do this."

"Can you shape them at all, baby?" Cora asks quietly, turning her head to the side.

"I don't know," Jesse murmurs, frowning at them, curious, ignoring or missing the pet name he previously forbade.

I sit forward, desperate to see what he can do.

"You did before," Rafe says, unable to keep the eagerness out of his voice. "You made them fish. It was...very cool."

Jesse glances up at Rafe for a second, a smile on his lips, before he glances down at the shadows again. I gasp as they immediately begin to take shape - fish again in streams. We all lean forward, I think delighted at this change, and then I can tell when Jesse gains confidence, becomes more experimental, changing the shape of the fish and making them chase each other in little schools.

shadows begin to clump together behind him, taking the form of a shark and then dashing out, scaring some of the minnows away. But the way Jesse laughs

little laugh bursts from me as I clap

everyone else, as we all begin to murmur encouragement. And then Jesse's laughing and his shadows change form again, this time gathering into two small cats at his side that begin to walk slowly around him, their dark smokey tails brushing

as we watch, Jesse exhales deeply and begins to call the shadows back into himself, apparently finished with his experiment for the day. The cats fade

whispers, and then he looks up at all of us, grinning like it's the coolest thing

dashes across the room towards her eldest son who quickly stands and wraps her up in a hug as his

emotion than

does.

both of them before looking up at mom who is, unsurprisingly, crying,

her back even as he blushes. "Come on, not in front of my

and pulls away, wiping at her own eyes a bit. "I'm just really proud of you, kid," she sighs. "Look at you, growing up, all

Jesse corrects, still blushing a bit as Cora steps away. "Just...little ones. For

Tony murmurs, smiling around at us. And I can't help it - I smile back at him, because it definitely feels like things are

had very little control too, in