The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy novel Chapter 765

“Yes, master?” she says, looking up at the God adoringly.

“Keep him contained,” the God says, reaching out a hand to grasp her chin, turning her face side to side like he’s inspecting it and finds it wanting. “Do not, under any circumstances, take him back to the Earth.”

“Yes, sir!” Midnight says, her face bursting into her strange fake smile.

The God of Darkness nods once and begins to walk in the direction that he came, fading and then vanishing as he goes, leaving Jesse awe-struck and dumb with shock, and fear, and agony when he realizes that…he’s not going home.

He’s not going to go see Daphne today to comfort her, or help Ariel win that battle, not today, maybe not…ever.

And that all of this – all of it has been specifically constructed as some kind of trap. So that whatever Atalaxia has planned for his family tonight and in the war…

It’s big. And his family has no idea that it’s coming.

“Isn’t he amazing?” Midnight breathes, moving quickly to Jesse’s side and staring up at him, delighted.

“That – that guy?” Jesse asks, gesturing over his shoulder to where the God of Darkness went. “That guy is amazing?”

“Yes,” she says, nodding reverently.

Jesse hesitates. “Is he like…your dad?”

Midnight just laughs, shaking her head, her curls bouncing. “He’s not my father father – I mean, I’m not nearly good enough to be so blessed,” she says, even blushing at the idea. “But he raised me – and when I’m a good girl he lets me call him papa.”

Jesse’s face twists with disgust and confusion. “And when you’re a…bad…girl?”

“Then he beats me,” she says, blinking like it’s the obvious answer. “And makes me call him Master and Great One and Dark King.”

“Oh, for heaven’s sake,” Jesse murmurs, raising a hand to cover his face, agonized for this poor girl. “Who – who are your real parents?”

“I don’t know,” she sighs, dismissive of the point. “Who cares?”

“Midnight,” Jesse sighs, dropping his hand and frowning at her. “You should care – how – how long have you been here?”

“What?” she frowns at him like she’s confused. “I’ve been here forever.”

He balks at her, unsure how to believe that. “How old are you?”

“I’m twenty-three,” she says, beaming at him. “Just like you!”

He frowns at her. “But you’ve been here…forever.”