The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy



"We talked about this too," mom says, still looking at me anxiously and clearly wanting to check that I'm all right even as she responds to Rafe. I do my best to give her a steady nod, still holding Jackson's hand tight in mine. "We think that...the God of Darkness, in possessing Alvez's body, was... putting a dampener on most of your magics," she says. "Halting your development, rather than encouraging it."

"Oh," I say, the word popping out of my mouth in my surprise.

Rafe's eyes go wide as he too stares at our mother and our aunt, realizing how much sense that makes.

“We think that.......Jesse developing his powers was the thing that broke his control because Jesse...could probably sense him within Alvez, or his powers actively negate his," Cora says, looking over at her son a little sadly. "We don't know for sure - but we think that's why the dark God attacked when he did - because it was the last moment that he still had the element of surprise. But that also, his dampener on you and Jesse before Jesse's power developed was why you couldn't sense him being creepy with Ariel. He was affecting people's magic, we just don't know the full extent of how." "But then why could Jacks and I sense him being creepy?" Tony asks, interested, leaning forward.

Rafe groans, putting his head in his hand, I think realizing that there are even more questions that need to be answered and frustrated that we're not even getting answers as the questions pile up.

"Baby," my mom says, moving quickly down from the desk and moving towards him.

"No, mom!" Rafe says, dropping his hands and lifting his face to glare at her. "Why are we just finding this stuff out now! If you and Cora figured out apparently forever ago that your magic is triggered by meeting your mate, why wouldn't you have told us that a long time ago!?"

Mom bites her lip, clearly feeling guilty and, not having an answer, she glances back at Cora, who likewise just looks at Rafe with apology in her eyes. "I'm sorry, Rafe," Cora says quietly. "We...wanted you to live as normally as possible, to develop your magic as it came. We never meant to mislead you."

"Well, we need answers now," Rafe snaps, angry. As I watch him, I have to admit that a little anger coils in me too. Because, I mean, is this honestly how it's going to be now with Alvez gone? That my power is newly volatile without the God of Darkness to act as a dampener?

"I agree," I say, looking at my mom perhaps with less anger than Rafe but certainly with as much need. "I...I need to know."noveldrama

I glance at Jackson, because half of

my need is about wanting to know the extent of my power, but I'm also likewise desperate to know the source of his powers. Because mean, if he has another mate out there that he met as a child

I'm sorry, I know it's hypocritical, but I'm going to lose my mind. The idea of sharing him with another girl...makes me want to tear her to absolute pieces.

"Okay," Cora says, holding our her hands towards us apologetically. "If you want answers why don't we just...ask?"

"Ask...who?" Jesse breathes, baffled.

"The Goddess," Cora says, giving a little half shrug as if it's the easiest thing in the world.

Suddenly I go pale as I remember something my dad said.

That for Cora...it might just be that easy.

"The Goddess," Rafe snaps. "You just want us to...ask the Goddess He laughs a little like it's some bad joke he can't believe Cora would make at a time like this.

But then, as we all stare at my mom and Cora and their serious faces don't break...I realize that what my dad told us is absolutely true.

"If you want to speak with the

goddess, Cora says quietly, looking

at all of us. "I can...call on her. But," she hesitates now, grimacing a little. "I think we all need to...calm down a bit first."

“What is.......what is seriously happening right now," Tony says, and I glance up at him, realizing that he's still standing close behind me. "Seats, children,” mom says quietly, gesturing Tony towards his chair. "And deep breaths, okay? If you want answers...we'll get you answers."