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.'

face twists with disgust and confusion. "And when

answer. "And makes me call him Master and

a hand to cover his face, agonized for

she sighs, dismissive of

his hand and frowning at her. "You should care - how-how long have you

frowns at him like she's confused. "I've been here

to believe that.

she says, beaming at him. "Just like

frowns at her.

she sighs, crossing her arms and rolling her eyes. "Stop trying to trap me in my thoughts.

remember not being

"No."

remember

like it!" Jesse is

her

Jesse flinches, surprised that his wolf

his focus inwards. His wolf is peering across a dark space a space where, Jesse suddenly realizes, their bond will

accepts it.

gulps, wanting to rush away from it, wanting that bond to be with Daphne not this

insists - that he look. So Jesse leans closer, peering in to the darkness where...where

bared, and she's panting but staring unseeingly forward into the void - not at Jesse, not at his wolf, just...into space. Her eyes shine darkly with a strange blue light and all over her fur drips with that oil. Like she's