The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy Chapter 123

The next hour passes in a blur, so fascinated am I by the lesson. Apparently, my magic is primarily sun magic, if it has something to do with heat. But what I can truly do with it has great deal to do with how much of the other magical categories my magic engages.

“Wait so,” Jesse interrupts, his voice dazed with his own interest as Alvez lays out the details for us. “Why, then, were you excited to see Clark lined up with McClintock? What are his powers?”

Jackson goes slumps in his chair beside me and I sit up straight. “There was nothing –“

But Alvez interrupts. “McClintock is Body and Sun,” he murmurs, still studying the diagram. “I figured the Sun connection between the two of them would produce an interesting result. The whole system is a great metaphor though, it isn’t as precisely scientific and factual as I’d like it to be.”

I look over at Jackson as Alvez’s back is turned and he looks back at me, his face expressionless. But he gives me a steady nod, letting me know that we’re okay – that I haven’t done anything that he feels has betrayed him. I nod back, letting him know that I won’t.

“Wait, so, what am I?” Jesse asks, all eagerness.

“You, Jesse Sinclair,” Alvez says, pointing to two spots on the diagram, “are heavy on darkness with a touch of spirit.”

“Awesome,” Jesse murmurs, leaning back into his chair. “I don’t know what that means, but it’s definitely more badass than the rest of you.”

I laugh, leaning over to glare at him, but he just grins at me.

“And you, Rafe,” Alvez says, pointing to new spots on the board. “Display a strong affinity for light and body, which is an unusual combination. Cadet Davis, perhaps unsurprisingly,” he says, turning to Tony, “is most promising in the categories of earth and darkness, which explains why he has a connection with water – cool and deep.”

“Wait,” I say, frowning as Tony nods, unsurprised. “Why does everyone else get two? You only said sun for me.”

“Because,” Alvez says, leaning forward on his desk and studying me further. “The orb only reported that affinity for you, Clark. Which is rare. A strong connection to one category – we’ll have to see what the result of this is.”

I scowl, slumping back in my seat, a little disappointed. Jesse is right – just being sun does not compare, at all, to darkness and spirit.

The rest of the class goes quicky, with four of us peppering Alvez with questions while he explains as best as he can. By the end of class I think we’re all as confused as we are excited, though I don’t miss – at all – that Jackson simply sits quietly. He doesn’t seem…mad, precisely. He just sits still, like he’s passing the time. Like he’s here because he’s obliged to be, but that doesn’t mean he has to participate.

“For homework,” Alvez says, startling me out of my contemplation of my mate for a moment as our time runs short. “I’d like you each to return to your pairings and try again mounted with this new knowledge. Clark and McClintock,” he says, “see if this time you can experiment with making McClintock’s power manifest. And Clark, I’d like to see you in my office early next week for some…private consultation regarding your singular affinity. See if we can make heads or tails of it.”

Rafe goes rigid next to me at the idea. I admit, I do too. Inwardly, my wolf leaps to her feet, baring her teeth. But I just nod to Alvez because…I mean, what other choice do I have?