The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0737

"I was under the assumption, Ella," Dominic says, leaning forward towards her, "that you would see Ariel and realize that she needed to be taken to a major medical facility for rehabilitation. Not a spa. It's - god, Ella, but it should be impossible for her to be sitting on a couch drinking a glass of wine and laughing at her friend's jokes!"

"But she is, Dominic," Cora says, shaking her head at him. "The girl is a wreck but she's nowhere near close to that description. Could it be because the bond was newer? You and Lydia were together for years

"No," Dominic says, shaking his head as he looks at each of them in turn. "I've spoken to others who have experienced breaking a mating bond - it's always the same no matter the length of time. The physical effects are always devastating as well as the emotional."

"What the hell is going on," Ella breathes, looking towards the door and running an anxious hand through her rose-gold hair. "Why is my girl different?"

"Have you considered..." Roger hesitates now, glancing down at Dominic.

Dominic looks up at his brother, clearly inviting any insight.

"Look, I did a lot of research on mating bonds back when we were young and Dominic and Lydia's formed theirs," Roger says, glancing at each of his listeners in turn. He sighs. "We don't need to go into the reasons why I was devastated."

Each of the listeners nods, remembering that Roger and Lydia had been engaged when Dominic turned sixteen and his bond with Lydia snapped into place.

"But I do remember," Roger continues, "reading about rare cases in which bonds weren't fully broken but instead...bruised? Or drawn quite thin? Shredded and damaged but...intact."

gasps a little, a hand flying to

didn't even have the courage to give her a clean break," he snarls,

Cora whispers, looking at

says, passing the tablet to Cora and striding for the door. "You stay here and...let me see what I can suss

sighs, anxious, and watches her sister pass through the

Ella says with a happy sigh, hiding her worry under a kind motherly smile as she quickly crosses the room to stand behind Ariel on

says, anxious, looking up at her. Ella's face bursts into a real smile as she looks down at her daughter, reaching out her hands to stroke over her pretty hair. "We know something is up, the

"Nothing's up, trouble," Ella

worried and we didn't want you to hear him getting all snappy. You need a calm and relaxed atmosphere. Plus, he didn't want you drinking any

about that. You didn't want to

you're lying," Ariel sighs,

Ariel's face back down. "Now your beloved papa is very concerned and wants me to do another magical sweep to make

says with a sigh

good little peanut," Ella murmurs, shutting her eyes and letting the lavender light of her gift

her, sweeping down into Ariel's being and looking for anything

never get used to this," Daphne murmurs,

Ariel murmurs. Ella smirks at this truth but doesn't comment, looking