The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0959

I beam at my friend, thrilled for him, and fight heroically against my urge to turn towards Mark's jealous little snarl.

"Is there a but coming?" I ask quietly, intending that it's not all roses.

"Of course there is," Ben says, laughing a little. "My mate - he's married, isn't he? He's got a Luna and a baby. And he and Pippa are incredibly close. Pippa and I... we're jealous of each other, in our own ways. And while we both want Elias to be happy..." he sighs and shakes his head. "We're having trouble...finding our places in each other's lives. It has not been simple."

I hum consideringly, reaching out my other hand to rest on Ben's knee, wanting to support him as well. "Do you think you will find a balance?"

"I think we will," Ben says, nodding to me. "Pippa has...come around to me more. She likes me more than she did at the start, especially as she's come to realize that I'm not trying to take Elias away from her - that I think there's some way we can do this together as some sort of weird...triple parenting," he says, laughing a bit, shaking his head.

Mark snarls again and my wolf howls, desperate to know what the hell is going

on.

smiling at him. "Three parents to love her - the baby would be

Elias used to

"Do you think maybe they should come with us to Alpha Academy?" I murmur. "That would make things easier, and then I'd be around so we could hang out, and the sudden demand to accommodate two little girls would make it easier to argue

I whip my face to him, my eyes flicking astonished over his angry visage.

open to

suddenly the door opens, and Cora peeks her head out, beaming. "She's here!" Cora says, laughing a little and peering back into

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returning his head to his hands.

knowing what to

then Pippa

agreement and Cora nods,

papa," I say, laughing a little and leaning over to Ben, pressing a

he murmurs, hugging me close. "It's...a very cool day. Honestly, I'm grateful she's