The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 1002

Midnight bursts into tears, looking down at her wolf, her entire body starting to tremble. "I - I didn't know," she whispers, starting to shake her head.

"Mids," Jesse calls, his voice breaking, kneeling down at the edge of his soul and reaching for her. "Midnight, please, are you okay?"

She just continues to cry, her face tucked into her hands, her shoulders shaking.

I push my fire a little further as the wolf gets to the edge of her gigantic pit, her snout stretched out as far as it can go, and my heart sings when I see just the barest edge of oil burn away from her snout, revealing -

My eyes go wide when I see that the fur beneath is a creamy white. I groan again, pushing the fire further, and Midnight's wolf gives a pitiful little howl, shutting her eyes, letting the warmth rush over her. More oil peels back, revealing more plush white fur along the length of her snout, the tips of her ears...

"Stop!" Midnight cries out. My eyes flash to her as she drops her hands from her face and begins to shake her head, vehement. "Please, stop – I can't - I can't – I'll lose everything."

I pull my fire back, as I promised, but keep it burning.

Midnight's wolf whips her face to Midnight, a sorrowful, plaintive little howl slipping from her lips. Midnight looks down at her wolf and shakes her head again, apology everywhere alongside her fear.

"Midnight," Jesse says, the single word a plea, begging for her to continue.

she just continues to shake her head, looking down

me to continue, not knowing

that it becomes a ball in my hands. "I - I don't even know how much I could do

groans, knotting his fingers in his hair and pressing his

Midnight says, her voice creaking. I turn my head to

scrabbling to find her footing and keep her fresh, clean fur out of the muck

Jesse grumbles, standing and reaching for me. "I - I don't want to

look back at the wolf, I take his hand and we return to

Jesse moves closer on the bed, wrapping his arms around her and holding her close through her pain and her grief, her worry and confusion. Ariel moves close as well, taking Midnight's hand, squeezing it and whispering warm and comforting

Midnight calms, her mind coming back to her. Eventually she finds the strength to give one last big sniff and then looks up at

leaning close and stroking a hand over her hair. Midnight can't help but lean into the caress. "I'm so sorry. Did

anything because the truth is that she's just being a big coward. It didn't hurt at all - it felt wonderful. Warm - warm. Her...her wolf didn't even know

of losing all of her powers, all

kid," Jesse murmurs, pressing a kiss to her hair.

heart together. Her wolf howls in her soul, begging for the warmth to come back, but Midnight slams the door on her

Slowly, she opens the door again and lets her wolf's howls