The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0765

"Yes, master?" she says, looking up at the God adoringly.

"Keep him contained," the God says, reaching out a hand to grasp her chin, turning her face side to side like he's inspecting it and finds it wanting. "Do not, under any circumstances, take him back to the Earth." "Yes, sir!" Midnight says, her face bursting into her strange fake smile.

The God of Darkness nods once and begins to walk in the direction that he came, fading and then vanishing as he goes, leaving Jesse awe-struck and dumb with shock, and fear, and agony when he realizes that...he's not going home.

He's not going to go see Daphne today to comfort her, or help Ariel win that battle, not today, maybe not... ever.

And that all of this - all of it has been specifically constructed as some kind of trap. So that whatever Atalaxia has planned for his family tonight and in the war...

It's big. And his family has no idea that it's coming.

"Isn't he amazing?" Midnight breathes, moving quickly to Jesse's side and staring up at him, delighted. "That - that guy?" Jesse asks, gesturing over his shoulder to where the God of Darkness went. "That guy is amazing?"

"Yes," she says, nodding reverently.

Jesse hesitates. "Is he like...your dad?"

Midnight just laughs, shaking her head, her curls bouncing. "He's not my father father - I mean, I'm not

nearly good enough to be so blessed," she says, even blushing at the idea. "But he raised me - and when I'm a good girl he lets me call him papa.'

disgust and confusion. "And when you're

it's the obvious answer. "And makes me call him Master and

sake," Jesse murmurs, raising a hand to cover his face, agonized for this

sighs, dismissive of the

his hand and frowning at her.

she frowns at him like

balks at her, unsure how to believe that. "How old

says, beaming at him.

her.

rolling her eyes. "Stop trying

you ever remember not being

"No."

you remember where you're

like it!" Jesse is about to protest, again, that they're definitely not in love but his wolf

her

suddenly horrified. Jesse flinches, surprised that his wolf

important a conversation, but then Jesse shifts his focus inwards. His wolf is peering across a dark space a

accepts it.

that bond to be with Daphne not this girl - not wanting anything

insists - absolutely insists - that he look. So Jesse leans closer, peering in to the darkness where...where Midnight's wolf suddenly

She stands still with her four legs splayed wide and unsteady in what looks like a huge puddle of oif Her teeth are bared, and she's panting but staring unseeingly forward into the void - not