The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0854 "Okay," Midnight says, shaky. "Um. If they're family, I'll take them."

"And then back to Moon Valley?" I ask, hopeful, knowing that Midnight can do it.

Midnight's eyes fly wide.

"We'll talk about that part of the plan later," Jesse says, shooting me a warning look. At the same moment, Midnight bares her teeth up at him, shadows beginning to leak from her skin. My eyes flash wide because - wait, she can do that too?

"The Ambassadors," Ben says quickly, turning my gaze to him. He shakes his head. "We can't leave them, Ariel," he says. "They'll kill them all if we do."

I curse, glancing at Elias for confirmation. Quite sad, he nods, indicating that it's true.

"All right," I say. "We'll get everyone out. But...this first, yes?" I wave a hand at Gabriel, who looks dangerously close to death. I bite my lip, wondering at my imprecise measurement of the cyanide and how much time has passed. Has it gone too far?

"Can I help?" Ben asks, kneeling across from me.

"Sure can,” I say, taking out the IV pack and the two syringes of liquid medicine, explaining quickly to Ben how to use them.

"I have...a new respect for espionage track," Jesse murmurs as Midnight again peers out from behind him, her curiosity getting the better of her. "You know how to do all of this from memory?"

"Neumann trained us so we could do it in our sleep," I murmur, glancing up at him as I hand the IV to Ben to hold high as I search for a vein in Gabriel's arm and insert the trocar needle there. "It's not all just studying chemical formulas."

murmurs, fascinated. I grin

Ben asks. "Why are you bringing him back

her," Jackson growls, still livid. Ben and Jesse gasp, appalled, which is very satisfying

his feet in public. But no, um, we're going to heal him up on

you mean?" Jesse asks, turning his head at

his reassurance. "I think...that that flame does more than what a normal flame does.

nods solidly, agreeing with me - he felt it

dark blue color," Jesse says,

turning my head to him and cocking it to

smirks at me a little. "It's just...a very goddess-blessing-y color. Part of the story for another time,

it, but then I move past that too. "I think that I can use the flame to help Gabriel, to help his wolf. Perhaps clean up his

in horror and

much, but she ducks away. Jesse takes a deep breath, again reaching behind him to comfort his strange little mate, even as

working hard to keep his voice serious, though I can hear the

corrupted too. But I

then whip them over to Jesse, who intuits what just passed between us and nods to me very

back and then fight every instinct I have to

eyes back to Gabriel