The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0689

My mouth turns down in a desperate frown, because even if he's relieved...

God, but I love being an Espionage Cadet. I don't want to be reassigned - I want to study it all.

"I'll talk with the Captain," I say, giving an assured nod. "I'll...I'll do both tracks."

Neumann smirks at me and nods. "We'll see," he says, quiet and sure. "Upon your return. Now you'd better head out - you have other professors to meet with before you get some rest." I hesitate. "Faiza?" I ask, just a whisper.

He smirks. "Don't you worry about my dashing girl. She will be fine."

"You haven't heard from her?"

Neumann quirks an eyebrow at me. "What kind of spymaster would I be if I told you that?"

"A nice one," I growl, showing my teeth a bit. To my shock, he actually laughs.

"Go!" Neumann says, giving me a little shove on the shoulder. "I have work to do, and so do you."

the hall, my head hanging as I

"Ariel."

rings out after me and I turn back, meeting my favorite

clenching his jaw, working hard to keep the emotion from

my lips. "Are you being sentimental

my standard orders. You're very important to this world, as well as to me. Just...make sure you come back." "Yes, sir." I say, giving

hard, moving down the hall and not letting myself look

gym,

then I realize that I'm just insanely early for our lesson and cross to the little door in the

call for him

I trudge all the way up through the castle to our

I'm the only one

I'm at a loss for how to spend my time, and I hate

in the dream state when we study together. But when that fails to occupy my mind, I put myself to busier tasks, straightening up the room and

much space for

myself on the couch with a packet of cookies, stuffing myself silly and passively watching TV on Jackson's little