The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy novel Chapter 489

I gasp, and a vicious snarl instantly rips from Jackson’s lips as Tony gasps in shock, but before anyone can do anything more than that Alvez is already striding out the door.

“What is with him?” Tony asks, coming to stand between Jackson and I, looking between us, appalled.

“You see it too?” Jackson asks, frowning over at Tony.

“How could I miss it? I mean, the man is a weird guy, but he’s such a creep with Ari.” Tony just shakes his head, his expression appalled, as Jackson and I exchange looks.

“What are you talking about?” Rafe says, coming to stand with our little group, Jesse following close behind. “Who’s a creep with Ari?”

The three of us just turn to stare at him like he’s crazy because…I mean, how can he have missed that?

“Whatever, I’ve got to get to a study meetup,” Tony says, hoisting his pack on his shoulder and looking briefly towards the door before looking back at me. “Thanks for letting me in on the secret. I won’t tell anyone.”

“Well, thanks in turn for that,” I say to Tony, brushing off Alvez’s creepy moment in my eagerness to speak to Tony while we have him. “Why don’t you come by for dinner tonight? We all get together in our room and –“

“Ariel,” Rafe sighs, again running his hand down the length of his face. “I’m sure that Tony already has dinner plans –“

I gape at my brother. “That doesn’t mean that we can’t invite him, Rafe –“

“No, it’s cool,” Tony says, interrupting and grinning between us. “I actually do have dinner plans. Thanks, man,” he says, looking into Rafe’s eyes, “for not assuming that I’m just sitting around with clasped hands, waiting for a dinner invite from the royals.”

Rafe blushes a little, I think embarrassed by what Tony is clearly interpreting as his inhospitability, but before he can say anything Tony turns back to me.

“Maybe some other time, Ari,” he says, flashing me a grin. “We should meet up, though! About the magic!”