The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0650

"Oh, you're wonderful too, cutie," mom says, stumbling over to Jesse to wrap him up in a hug. "Now come on, everyone! We need to get back to the classroom - we have to talk about the potential consequences and use of this! And how to similarly experiment with everyone else's magic too! We're going to do great things!"

Mom and Cora turn towards the palace with Jesse between them, talking closely to him about what the fire felt like mingling with his own magic. Rafe and Luca follow, likewise talking close, while Jackson and Tony fall in on either of my sides. "That was incredibly cool, Ari," Tony says, grinning delightedly at me, his eyes crinkled with joy.

"Thanks, Tony," I say, bumping shoulders with him, likewise pleased.

"Makes me wish we had a bond," he says, gesturing between us.

Jackson snaps his head towards Tony and lets out a low growl.

"Oh back off, biggy, I don't mean like that," Tony says, reaching out his long arm to give Jacks a shove on the shoulder. Jackson narrows his eyes but nods, letting the statement stand. Tony turns back to me. "Just like, imagine what we could do -" "But wouldn't we just like..." I smack my hands together and bounce them apart, "clash? Your water just putting out my fire?"

"Nah, I don't think I'm just water, I think it also has to do with like...breath?" Tony says, shaking his head at me, clearly excited. "But even then - fire and water don't just cancel each other out," he says, talking fast. My eyes go wide as I realize that he's right. "We could like - boil oceans -"

"Make like, a whole bunch of steam -"

could be like a fog that spreads out over a

wide. "That is such a good idea.

my side, still warm and proud, as Tony and I chatter all the way

notice that even as Rafe moves forward to join in on the conversation with Jesse and our

walks alone between the two groups,

my wolf forward to try, I already know what she finds to be

is

us debrief. I beg him to stay but Cora comes to my side and puts a hand on my shoulder, giving me a gentle smile, and I sigh and give in, giving Luca a hug and a kiss on the cheek, telling him that I'll see him at dinner. Luca kisses me back and gives me a squeeze before heading on his way, carrying the note that

Then mom and Cora as they should - turn their attention to the rest of their

a marble and lighting the logs in your fireplace

tornado is.”

I say, beaming at him,

consideringly. "But...I want to do more research. You good with that, if I

expectant, even as I

course, babes," mom says, beaming at me.

lip and look up at him, a little pleading. "Um, do you think we could have some