The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0820 I make it about a mile around the perimeter when suddenly I hear my name shouted angrily in the air. I spin immediately towards Gabriel, knowing that it's him - that it can only be him. I was expecting him eventually, after all. For a second I consider flitting back to the Castle and evading him more but...no. It's not necessary. This encounter is going to happen, and I don't need any more information within the Castle to elongate the chase.

He's still quite a distance away, though, so I turn and keep running, both to keep up my façade of trying to escape as well as to put him through his paces a bit. Gabriel - he's annoying, and I think I'm fitter than him, so the more I can make him work to catch me the better.

It doesn't last long, though. I never had a chance - as with Rafe and Jesse and Luca and Jacks, I can't outrun those long Alpha legs. Plus, I am wearing slippers, which are very impractical for running. "Ariel!"

Gabriel snatches my arm, pulling me backwards to him, snarling with his rage.

"Let me go!" I shout, trying to rip my arm from his grip.

"God damn it, Ariel!" he shouts, smacking me hard across the face. I gasp, a hand flying to my cheek as I glare up at him.

"Stop doing that, you fucking coward!"

"Stop being disobedient, you tiny whore -"

dare you speak to

are my

leaning dangerously close, his

I say and obey me. flinch back despite myself, knowing that he's lost his tempter

push, knowing that my only chance to keep his mind off

room is to distract him. "Why would I obey a pathetic little Beta prince

his pride clearly hurt. God, it's just...too easy to

your Luna to obey?" I ask, my voice

"Then be a real Alpha and give me a

you. You're pathetic,

—

that you need to cage your Luna instead of giving her areason to want

away from him,

side, as I stumble a few steps, seeing stars. I