The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0621

"Oh, hey Jess!"

Jesse spins towards that voice he'd recognize in his sleep, his jaw dropping. "Wha-" he sputters, looking between the redhead before him with two bookbags slung over her shoulders and then back out the window at her double - even wearing her clothes - disappearing now into the darkness. "How - what -" "What's wrong?" Daphne asks, frowning at him, peering closer, her eyes going wide when she sees his extended teeth.

Jesse just huffs in confusion, stepping back from the window and taking a second to cover his mouth with his hand, forcing his canines back, before gesturing vehemently towards the window. "Would you please like to explain your doppelganger!?"

Daphne laughs, her face brightening with mischief as she hurries to the window, looking out of it. "Oh, can you see them from here? That's not very sneaky -"

"Daphne!" Jesse barks out, needing answers.

"Jess," she says, turning to grin at him and tucking a loose strand of her hair behind her ear. "It's Ari! She's on like...a homework mission from Faiza. That's my handiwork, by the way," she says, gesturing out at his cousin as Jesse again peers from the window in shock. "I'll take your utter befuddlement as compliment that I've done my job well."

the stairwell, staring at Daphne and shaking his head. "Luca is

says, hoisting one of the bookbags higher. "Though you know Luca would never cheat

just stares at Daphne for a second too long before he pushes himself up off the wall. "Yeah," he says, working hard against his smile. "Angry for Ari's sake. I... should have known Luca wouldn't do that." He clears his throat and looks down at the

room first, actually," she says, nodding to the bag on the left. "And then yours. Ariel sent a note." She fishes the little piece of paper out of her pocket and hands it

note away and holds out a hand. "Give me Ari's - I know

slipping it from her shoulder and handing it over. "For such a

at Daphne as he turns and the two head back up the stairs towards

assignment she's on?" Jesse asks, still completely confused. Ariel's note didn't explain much - just that she was safe, and doing homework, and with

to

shrugging and giving Jesse a happy grin. "Though I think she's looking forward to the chance to stretch her legs a bit - get away from the stresses of war coming