The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy
Midnight says, turning away from the quiet and wide-eyed ambassadors who keep their respective yurt pieces held tight in their arms, awaiting further instruction and praying not to die.
“Map?” Jesse asks, frowning.
Midnight nods and points around at the ground. “See? All etched into the dirt. It’s the map of your stupid Alpha castle with all the big boys running around in it.”
Jesse’s eyes go wide as he sees what she’s talking about – that Midnight has, indeed, painstakingly drawn out a map of Alpha Academy on the ground, presumably so that she could more effectively spy on him for Darkness.
“So…you…” he exhales sharply, hardly able to believe that it’s so close – that this whole insane jour