The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0602

"Wait, seriously?" Ben asks, leaning forward and giving Tony a friendly shove on the shoulder. "I thought assassin track was a myth!"

"You're supposed to think it's a myth!" Tony says, laughing and turning towards Ben. "That's how it stays a secret." "Wait, so, what do you do all day?" I ask, leaning forward towards him, fascinated. "You just learn to...kill people?"

"It's like being somewhere between Warrior and Espionage," he says, turning his eyes back to me, "but with less studying and more fighting. After all, you're being trained to sneak into places and steal information; I'm just trained to sneak in and kill." "And should we be worried about that?" Rafe says, folding his arms across his chest and further narrowing his eyes at Tony. "An assassin in our midst?"

"Nah, I'm a patriot," Tony says, turning to Rafe with a shrug. "I'm on your side - you can check with the Captain if you want. They put me through all kinds of interrogation and personality tests before teaching me how to sneak around with a dozen knives hidden on my person."

"A dozen?" Jackson asks, turning to Tony with surprise and letting his eyes slip over his person, clearly wondering where they all are.

"He's only got pockets for ten," Daphne says, dry.

"Hey, I can put two in one pocket," Tony says, laughing and grinning her way.

smile at Daphne, sitting up straight. "Can you

she says, laughing with a shrug. "That will be fun - and in your other clothes too, for when you're a

the results a little bit more, going over the fine details of the rap sheet, and we all eat the mountains of food on the coffee table and that

light the fire, standing up and grinning at the little flame that I lit all by myself, without Jackson's power bolstering me. I sigh happily, looking around at my friends sprawled about in little groups, talking. Rafe and Daphne are on the couch, having a friendly chat, while the rest of the boys gather on the floor talking about...whatever the hell boys talk about. Luca separates himself from the group and comes over to me by the fireplace, bringing the bottle of whiskey and pouring a little

proud of you," he says, slipping an arm around my shoulder, giving

grinning up at him. "I saw the details, you know, and even though everyone's making a fuss out of me and Tony getting the most kills you crossed the largest amount of distance in the fastest time." "Yes,"

gazelle," I

laugh when I look up, seeing him frown.

to dismiss the point. "But, I'm proud of you. I mean, yours actually took skill -

do that,

the side of my head.. send a little anxious glance Jackson's way, knowing

mean?" I ask, frowning