The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy novel Chapter 998

“That is my daughter, Jackson,” I say, pointing at Marigold again. “We agreed on this. We’re going to take her to the Goddess, ask her to fully recognize her as such. And as my daughter, she is due all of the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of a Princess of Moon Valley. I don’t care if there’s no genetic connection there – I’m not going to approve of any situation in which Marigold is marked as anything different than her sisters. If they’re Princesses, then so is Marigold.”

“Ariel…” Jackson says, hesitating, not sure he can ask that of me.

“If you don’t like it then I’ll step down from my place in the line of succession,” I say, pressing a hand to my heart, meaning every word of it. “But all three of my daughters will be the same. I won’t accept anything else.”

Jackson clenches his jaw and cups my cheek in his hand, I think desperately touched by my passion on this issue, by my defense of our little girl. But he sighs a moment later, looking over to my parents, wanting their guidance. “What do you think?”

“I think the choice is yours,” dad says, looking seriously at us and nodding. “But you should be aware of all the implications. Whatever you decide, I will support you.”

Jackson turns back to me, leaving the answer in my hands.

“This is what I want,” I say, nodding at my parents and then down at our little girl. “Princess Marigold Sinclair, our eldest child and our heir. Equal in every way to her sisters.” I press a hand to my stomach, sending a pulse of warmth and determination down my new twin bonds, wanting them to know – even if they can’t understand it yet – that I’ll fight for them too, no matter what.

“All right, Ariel,” dad says, grave and a little proud. “If that’s what you’ve decided then I support you.”