The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0733

Mom's confidence boosts me, even though it is hard to even think about what happened.

"I'm not sure I'm okay," I say, dropping my head to look down at my glass of wine. "I'm not sure I'll ever be...who I was. Or I'll never not...want things to be different." My hand drifts higher now, my palm cupping the bandage that covers my mark. It's fully healed, I'm just...not ready to look at it yet.

"I think that makes a lot of sense, baby," Cora says, nodding to me. "I think...this is probably one of the great tragedies of life, akin to losing a parent. You're going to be feeling a lot of grief for a long time."

"But you will get through it," Daphne says, smiling softly at me and putting a hand on my knee.

I look over at her with a tremulous smile, knowing she knows what she's talking about. And as I look around at the three women who are being so supportive, my eyes fill with tears because I know that each of their lives has been struck with tragedy.

And yet, here they are. Strong and happy, whole enough to come and help me when I need them.

My eyes fill with tears as I look around at each of them in turn - just so, so grateful.

reaching

to it in my hand with

my cheeks and Cora refills my

love you and want to be here with you through all of these hard first couple

little tremulous. "You really think that's going to happen? That

into

they deserve for torturing our poor innocent hearts! And, in their death, leave us enough money in their wills that we can

says, laughing and clinking

I say, smiling

such a declaration. "If you think that your father has not put me

laughing and throwing a piece of

started on Roger," Cora murmurs, smirking.

her way too. She laughs and grins