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, frustrated, and

again and two nearly identical dark heads appear. I sit up straighter, looking between my father and my brother. "Is

and Luca, demanding a little space so he can sit and talk to me. Luca immediately gets to his feet but

to fill. Dad smiles just slightly, I think liking Jackson's protective instinct, even if it is mildly inconvenient sometimes. Then dad sighs and sits on the bed with

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

tightens my throat and nod my head, knowing that my grief won't help anything and that dad didn't come here

dad murmurs, holding me close. "I never wanted this for you. I knew how deeply it

else has seemed to hold it together

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

with a stern expression, the cheerful and funny man from this morning completely

until today? And why attempt to take out Ariel, when he'd have had the chance to take out Rafe and Jesse for months when they seemed like

murmurs, crossing his arms and looking at his dad. "We've all been wary around Wright, but

great sleeper agent," Rafe

soaked

wolf turns

protective circle around mine,

me, angry

in a time like