The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0730

"Ari! Ari Clark!" Ella hisses from inside the helicopter.

"Cadet Ari Clark!" Cora says, lifting her chin and regally pretending the mistake didn't happen. "Appear immediately! With, um, my kid! Jesse! And my other nephew! Rafe!"

"Wh-what?" the staff member says, staring at her, baffled.

"Oh, will you just go get Ari, Rafe, and Jesse?" Cora sighs, dropping her hands from her hips, her shoulders slumping. "Oh, and the seamstress! The pretty one! Now, please," she slaps on a charming smile. "It's important." "Um, okay?" the staff member says, looking at the duchess like she might be insane. But she scurries inside, intent on the task.

Two minutes later, the doors open again and Jesse and Rafe appear, Ariel awake and bundled in Rafe's arms.

"Mom!" Rafe calls, worried, striding for the door to the helicopter. "What the hell are you doing!? Why didn't you just come inside?"

"Because we're not going inside," Ella says, gesturing for Rafe to climb into the helicopter and then reaching for her daughter.

"Mama," Ariel croaks, quite tender, reaching for her mom and wrapping an arm around her neck, burying her face in her mother's shoulder. "There, baby," Ella coos. "I'm here now. We're going to take you on a little vacation."

"What!?" Rafe breathes.

"What's going on?" Jesse asks, giving his mom a hug but then frowning at her. "Ariel can't travel, she -"

head at Jesse. "She gets what she wants, and she wants to

you go now," Ella says, giving Rafe a little kick on the rump. "I love you, but go

at his mother and his

a girl's trip, Rafe," Ella says, giving him a glare. "She's been too long with all of you

"But -"

to let her

as he's told, knowing that not only is Ariel in the hands of a very capable magical healer, but that Ella is the best person in the world for making someone feel better. If Ella says Ariel needs a girl's trip, then that's what she needs. "Where's Daphne?"

going still and staring at his mom as Rafe hops down

question peeks wide-eyed around the door, a little grey kitten peering out from the pocket of her

Cora says, beaming at Daphne and striding around her son to take the girl's hand. "Come

looking desperately at Jesse.

been rejected

Ella says, smiling warmly at Daphne as Cora helps her into the helicopter. "And she loves

—

even as she looks desperately at Jesse. The kitten ducks low in his pocket, hiding. But then Daphne's head snaps back shock written all over it. "Wait, Ariel got rejected!? Oh

for this trip," Cora says,

quietly into

door, Meatball," Ella says, smiling gently at her son. "You did a good job - but we'll take

reaches out for

Jesse stands