The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0739

"For what it's worth, I think she should know now," Roger says with a steady nod. "But you have my support if you think delay is better."

"Yes, delay is better," Dominic says, steady. Cora nods too, murmuring about it making sense from a medical perspective. "Let her mourn her loss, heal from this grief. When she feels stronger, we'll tell her and she can make whatever decision is right for her."

"I'll kick her ass too," Cora murmurs, pissed off. "If she decides to take him back."

"I'm telling you guys," Roger murmurs, shaking his head. "A dungeon goes really far in a moment like this. Just lock him away - never see him again - no longer a problem.

"You go build it, Rog," Ella says with a sigh, standing up. "Fill it with all the toe-nibbling rats you want. Dom? She wants to talk to you. Be gentle with our girl."

"You know I will be," Dominic says, looking at his mate quite steadily. "Go and get her. We'll have our chat."

Early the next morning, Ella, Daphne, and Cora let Ariel sleep in.

asks, frowning towards the door. "If she doesn't

coffee into Daphne's mug and moving the cream and sugar close to the pretty seamstress. "With the Sinclairs, there's

there's a beat of silence while Ella turns towards Ari's bedroom door. "I

smiling softly down into her cup. "I'm glad she has

smiles too as she studies Daphne's downturned face, knowing there's more to that statement than on the surface. "How is my girl doing at school?" Ella asks quietly. "Girl to girl. When I ask that question to the boys they give all sorts of boring statistics about

no," Ella groans, faking misery with a dramatic hand over her

But really, all of this rejection drama aside, I think she's okay. She works very hard - harder than

that close?" Ella

he was very honest and helpful toher. Plus, he was the first to call Luca out

sitting up. "It's so hard to lose someone so bright so young. The funeral

sitting up and glancing towards Ariel's

"She'll want to attend and think it will be too hard on her. I think she still needs to heal and we can have our own ceremony when she's ready. Plus, I think that rat-boy is in the city,"