The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0667

"Wait, I can't go yet!" I gasp, laughing, delighted that this is working out as I planned. "I'm still alive!" I turn to Jesse, buzzing with happiness and energy. "Want to take me out, cousin?"

"You're insane," Jesse murmurs, but he sighs and reaches down to take one of my pistols off the ground. "But yes, cousin, nothing would give me more pleasure."

I gasp dramatically as Jesse raises the gun and gives me a steady shot in the shoulder. I gasp, stumbling back, pretending to be grievously wounded. But then I'm laughing, dashing forward and taking Jackson's hand as he snarls and pulls me to his side. "This really is crazy," he murmurs, beaming down at me as Jesse turns towards his shocked troops and starts to shout out orders. "There's going to be hell to pay for this."

"I said I wasn't going into battle without you," I reply, stepping close and smiling up at him. I shrug. "They should have listened."

"Oh, get out of here, you ghosts," Tony says, laughing and giving me a little shove. "The rest of us have work to do."

"Don't lose!" Jackson calls, tugging me with him as he turns away towards the check-point at the back of the base. "Follow the plan - it's a good one-you should -"

"Go on, McClintock!" Jesse shouts. I turn for a second to see him grinning at us, waving as we go. "I'm in charge now!"

"They're doomed," Jackson murmurs as I turn back to him and we head through the woods.

his side than I probably should. "Let's

ride with Blythe and two more Cadets I don't know. Blythe just gaped at me as Jackson and I climbed into the helicopter,

what Blythe said. Jackson went rigid and then

as we disembark the helicopter and Jackson and I go our own way, because I still have a great deal more to

tonight. Today I

people want to have

will be busy with the Games. But

quietly takes my hand and turns me to him. "Why didn't you tell me, Ari?" he asks, frowning down into my face. "I could

and squeezing his hand. "I kind of needed this to not be a

at me. "But aren't

I say, meaning it with my whole heart. "But when you and I are a team, Jacks... think sometimes people just see you, and don't notice lil ole me

the idea. "Only fools would make that mistake," he says, raising a hand to my

I say with a sigh. "World is full of a lot

thought about

of this?" he