The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy



“He cannot kill me," the God says, laughing darkly as I come closer. Suddenly a hand lashes out, hitting Jesse hard in the chest and sending him sprawling down on the ground next to Rafe. But even as he falls away, Jesse's shadows stay tight around the god before us, winding around him. "Even if this is merely a shard of my power, do you think a gift of magic to a mortal would be enough to kill a God?"

“Ariel!” Rafe shouts, and behind me I can hear him working hard to scramble to his feet. "Get away from him!"

I ignore my brother.

“I think it's enough to weaken a God," I say, my voice shaking with my rage as I take another step towards the God of Darkness, looking up into his face now. "Or else you would have killed us by now."

"Kill you," the God says, laughing down at me, almost as if he's entertained. "Dear heart," he snarls, "I don't want to kill you. You're far too interesting to me." He raises a hand, reaching to cup my cheek, but one of Jesse's shadows whips out and the God gasps as his wrist is yanked down.

"And you in particular," the God purrs, leaning closer to me after sending a dark glare Jesse's way, "are so like your grandmother - the woman she was tens of thousands of years ago - when we first began our reign. So fiery. So...delicious." He smirks as his eyes drop to my body, as I feel again the perverse lick of his tongue up my neck, my cheek. I slap my hand to my cheek, trying to wipe the sensation away - but of course I can't. He's using his magic, even though it feels... so real, so vivid.

"Enough," Jackson growls, and I realize that he moved without me realizing it, stepping forward to wrap his hand my arm, to pull me back.

"Mated, yes," the God says with a vicious laugh, standing up straighter as Luca moves to my other side, standing close and likewise glaring at the shadow before us, both of my mates ready to take on a god for my sake. "And to one of mine, nheless," he murmurs, turning to Jackson with interest. "What an...interesting choice for my wife to have made."

I go pale at these words, staring between Jackson and the God of Darkness, wondering...what the hell that means.

"But nevermind," the God sighs, even as a wicked midnight glimmer comes into his eyes. "For you have...a sister, don't you? Even more like my goddess bride, and she is as-yet free..."

I break, lashing forward, my teeth snapping as I whip my hand forward, my claws extended, intending to rip him to shreds for the threat against my sister my Juniper -

But it's enough, and as his hand flies up, snatching my wrist out of the air, I realize that I fell precisely into his trap.

Jackson keeps his hold on me, not letting go, even as I fly forward, caught in the God of Darkness's

grasp. Luca likewise grabs me,

arm around my waist, and Jesse's shadows tighten around the God. Jesse gasps with the strain of it, clearly reaching the limits of his newfound control. noveldrama

"It has been fun, little demigoddess," the God of Darkness says, drawing my face close to him, "watching you these past few months in that

time for games is up." He moves fast then, pressing his mouth perversely to mine.

worthless form. But now the ne

And as his lips move hard against my own, I feel something...wake in me.

Something dark, and cold, moving within the depths of me.

"Come and find me," he growls, breaking away and leering down into my face. "When you are of need. And you will be of need - and then..." he flicks his eyes now to the Alphas of the room, each of whom I suddenly realize is frozen in place so that it is?

It is just me now, taking the Dark God's whole attention.

"Then, we will see what you are willing to bargain, when you are stripped of your protectors and your pride."

He snarls one last time, snapping his teeth so close to my face that I flinch and gasp -

But then he's gone.

Disappeared, vanishing into nothing.

My hand falls to my side as everyone in the room suddenly comes back into time, their bodies unfreezing.