The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0565

"We talked about this too," mom says, still looking at me anxiously and clearly wanting to check that I'm all right even as she responds to Rafe. I do my best to give her a steady nod, still holding Jackson's hand tight in mine. "We think that...the God of Darkness, in possessing Alvez's body, was...putting a dampener on most of your magics," she says. "Halting your development, rather than encouraging it." "Oh," I say, the word popping out of my mouth in my surprise.

Rafe's eyes go wide as he too stares at our mother and our aunt, realizing how much sense that makes.

"We think that...Jesse developing his powers was the thing that broke his control because Jesse...could probably sense him within Alvez, or his powers actively negate his," Cora says, looking over at her son a little sadly. "We don't know for sure - but we think that's why the dark God attacked when he did - because it was the last moment that he still had the element of surprise. But that also, his dampener on you and Jesse before Jesse's power developed was why you couldn't sense him being creepy with Ariel. He was affecting people's magic, we just don't know the full extent of how."

"But then why could Jacks and I sense him being creepy?" Tony asks, interested, leaning forward.

Rafe groans, putting his head in his hand, I think realizing that there are even more questions that need to be answered and frustrated that we're not even getting answers as the questions pile up.

"Baby," my mom says, moving quickly down from the desk and moving towards him.

"No, mom!" Rafe says, dropping his hands and lifting his face to glare at her. "Why are we just finding this stuff out now! If you and Cora figured out apparently forever ago that your magic is triggered by meeting your mate, why wouldn't you have told us that a long time ago!?" Mom bites her lip, clearly feeling guilty and, not having an answer, she glances back at Cora, who likewise just looks at Rafe with apology in her eyes.

"I'm sorry, Rafe," Cora says quietly. "We...wanted you to live as normally as possible, to develop your magic as it came. We never meant to mislead you."

that a little anger coils in me too. Because, I mean, is this honestly how it's going to be now with Alvez gone?

at my mom perhaps with less anger than Rafe but certainly with as much

Jackson,

is about wanting to know the extent of my power, but

his powers.

if he has

that he met

The idea

us apologetically. "If

"Ask...who?" Jesse breathes, baffled.

giving a little half shrug as if it's the easiest thing in the

I remember something my dad

it might

Goddess," Rafe snaps.

want us

some