The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0702

We all turn towards the entrance, though me going stock straight with fear - when the flap lifts and a silhouette appears. I shy away from it, remembering again Gibson's dark form against the door - "It's just me," Jesse says, seeing my fear and reaching out a hand for me as he steps into the tent. "It's all right, Ariel."

Shaking a little, sniffing hard, I straighten up. "Is Tony okay?"

Jesse's face falls a little as he steps into the tent and lets the flap fall, slipping his hands into his pockets. "It's not good, cousin."

I moan, my head falling. Jackson snarls again and I hear Jesse sigh at Jackson's implicit command to stop saying things that upset me. But I shake my head, declining to be coddled, because I need to know. "They don't think he's going to survive?" I ask.

Jesse sighs, deep. "They don't know," he murmurs.

"Is mom coming?" I raise my eyes to my cousin, desperate for him to say yes.

But Jesse just pauses and looks at me, I think deciding what to say.

I flash my teeth, a growl building in my chest alongside my demand.

He just sighs and shrugs. "I don't know, Ari. They didn't tell me."

clench my jaw,

flap opens again and two nearly identical dark heads appear. I sit up straighter, looking between my father

just sighs and snaps his fingers at Jackson and Luca, demanding a little space so he can sit and talk to me. Luca immediately gets to his feet but

side and leaving a space on the bed for my father to fill. Dad smiles

Anton, my dear," dad murmurs, pulling me close. "I'm sorry. The doctors say it's very critical, but they're doing their

that

sorry, love," dad murmurs, holding me close. "I never wanted this for you. I knew

Because, I mean, everyone else has seemed to hold it together very well

nobody sacrificed themselves to save them today. So perhaps I have

looking around the tent with a stern expression, the cheerful and funny man from this morning completely wiped away.

the beginning, why would he have waited until today? And why attempt to take out Ariel, when he'd have had the chance to

murmurs, crossing his arms and looking at his dad. "We've all been wary around Wright, but I never gave a thought to Gibson. He's just been a little...toad.

great sleeper agent," Rafe murmurs. "Absolutely below

myself for not asking these questions first. But my mind - it's so soaked in grief, so bogged down that

wolf turns in a

protective circle around mine,

at me, angry

in a