The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0942

Dad starts to get up to answer the door when mom comes flying out of her room, waving a hand at dad. Cora follows soon after, pulling the door shut and nodding to Roger and Jacks to let them know that their daughters are asleep.

I turn my head to stare between Roger and Jackson, a little baffled, suddenly, when I realize that...these two men, from completely different generations, have daughters the same age.

"I know, right?" Jackson murmurs on a sigh, taking a big sip of his drink. I burst into laughter.

"Sit sit!" mom calls to us, grinning. "That's for me. Timing couldn't be better."

"Who is it?" Rafe asks with a frown.

"My crew!” Mom says, gleeful as she pulls open the door and waves in her favorite construction manager - a workman with whom she has had a relationship for years. “This way, this way!" she says, waving the foreman and all of his workers forward. My eyes go wide when I see that they're carrying quite a bit of wood and tools.

"What - what are you doing?" I ask, baffled.

"Oh, I wanted it to be a surprise," mom says, biting her lip and folding her hands behind her back. "But...Markie? Do you want to tell?"

next to me and blushes. "Well, Marigold needs a room, right?"

stare at him for a second, blinking, before my eyes go wide.

move out of my little kid room sometime. This way I get to move to swanky bachelor quarters down

her hands excitedly beneath her

my god," I breathe, pressing a hand to my chest. "No way! Mark, that's too generous - that's been

happening..." Jackson asks with a frown, still not getting

warmly at Jacks. "And since she's so little, mom is building a door between your rooms so you can check

then down at the baby monitor.

back an instinctive coo at Jackson's

want to - though of course you're welcome to," mom says, coming and sitting

on the

a hand on his arm.

vél.

will be often - you need more space. And

all eyes to him as he raises a glass of whiskey alongside

of giving up their