The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0694

I lean in, kissing my mate and believing him utterly.

The day-long train across the south of Moon Valley was bad, but honestly, compared to this truck?

I groan as we hit yet another bump and I'm tossed against Luca's side, hissing as my back again hits a spot on the wall that I know is going to leave a pretty purple bruise. "You all right?" he murmurs, subtly putting an arm around me for support.

"I think they planned these stupid transports for big guys," I say, glaring around at the fabric-covered truck that at least forty of us are shoved into.

"Yeah, well," Tony murmurs from my other side, dipping his head so that only I can hear him. "I don't think they anticipated the military being infiltrated by tiny magical women."

I laugh, just a single huff, before we hit another hole and I'm jolted again. My laugh dies, immediately replaced with a scowl.

Jackson and Rafe are at the front of the truck where they can see out the windshield - because this is their little legion, apparently. They brought Jesse with them up there, wanting his opinion, but there's another truck behind commanded by Blythe with a slightly smaller group, and then Ben and the rest of the Ambassadors have been sent to a different area of command.

"What are you even going to do here, Tony?" I ask, peering up at him with a frown. "How are you going to use your badass assassin skills if you're on the front line?"

"Oh, I think I've been reallocated for the moment," Tony says, looking down at me quite seriously. "We've got no access to the Atalaxian royalty for the time being, so all of my formidable skills are laying fallow. Until I can be put to use, I think my singular role is as your cooler."

at him.

you down when you

but Luca

rolling his eyes, "or people are going to assume that I'm not kidding." He glances down at where Luca's hand has wrapped around my waist. Luca hesitates but then sighs and

at my mate. Why do you

kidding, Ari? Luca says, looking down at me kind of urgently. He hits on you all the time

saying it to make

murmurs, raising an eyebrow at

Luca, not understanding him at all. I mean, he has direct access to my emotions - he'd know if I had any romantic feelings towards Tony at all. But then I shift my eyes to his chest, wondering if... My wolf trots out, inspecting and...yup.

talk?" I ask, tapping on his chest. "If you've got

anxiously. "Let's not do

not let me in. My wolf growls, hackles raised, and moves quickly across the bond until she gets to

Sind legs and start

with her claws, like

and spins to me,

you two doing?" Tony murmurs, watching us with

at Luca, who scowls at me but takes down the

wolf on the other side, her meaning quite clear. Leave this