The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0707

"Ari," Jesse whispers, equally awed, starting to take his fingers away.

"No," I growl, leaning back, wanting to maintain contact. "Look."

I lift my chin upwards to the sky, where through the rising smoke we can see more helicopters coming. Four of them.

Rafe glances at me and then touches the radio at his ear, relaying back to our father at the base the events of the attack. I keep my eyes on the approaching Atalaxian forces as a Cadet runs over to Rafe, glancing anxiously at me as he reports casualties amongst the Cadets and requests medics. Rafe orders him to call for aid and then turns to me as the Cadet runs away.

"How are you?" he barks out, his eyes sweeping over me, assessing.

"I'm fine," I snarl, keeping my eyes on the sky, a cold thrill running through me as I see that these helicopters are likewise heading right for us.

Rafe grabs my chin, trying to force me to look at him, but I just pull it away, keeping my eyes on the sky.

He barks my name again and I glance at him once. "They're coming Rafe," I growl.

"Can you do that again, Ari?" he snaps, all business.

"That

addressing Luca, Jackson, and Jesse

murmur in

down two Atalaxian war choppers without landing a single shot from the guns. "Hold fire!" Rafe shouts out at the Cadets.

for a moment before

me. "All right, trouble," he

so," I murmur, staring unblinking into the

permission, I send my fire out to

coming from him to see me work. Jesse sends more shadows forward, likewise pulling on Jackson's power through

dark inferno before us into two whirlwinds that I send

plows forward into the darkness, hungry for the taste

easy

beck and call - as if it's me. And I can feel feel the taste of

feel the hum of the helicopter as my power

Rafe murmurs, leaning forward, peering into the dark. "The magic,

Jackson murmurs, casually handing him the binoculars from his neck. "I can feel it, though. I know where it