The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 29

Chapter 29

“Wake up!”

My eyes fly open as a hand slaps across my mouth, accompanying the whispered words. I gasp in a quick breath of air through my nose, but as soon as I realize that it’s Jesse –

“Asshole,” I breathe, though the word is muffled against his palm. I start to swat at him, wanting to

back to sleep.

go

“No way,” he whispers, grinning at me over the edge of my bed. “You’re coming with me – we are having this long–delayed chat.”

And before I can even protest, Jesse grabs me by the collar and starts to drag me from my bunk. I give a little gasp of surprise but then nk my uniform from his hands, turning and find my c way down before Jesse hauls me bodily to the ground. Because while Rafe will probably sleep through a couple of whispers, he is not going to sleep through my sound of my body hitting the floor.

And Rafe – he cannot know what Jesse knows. Not after yesterday’s surprise.

So I glare at my cousin as my feet hit the floor, scowling as I snatch my boots out of his waiting hand. He’s still grinning at me as he nods his head to the right and I nod, following him away from the bunks and towards the front of the barracks.

I glance over my shoulder at the bulk that is Rafe, sleeping soundly in the bottom bunk of our bed, and when we get far enough away that we probably won’t be heard I give Jesse a hearty shove on the shoulder.

“What the hell were you thinking,” I growl, stopping by the door to tug my

boots on.

“I was thinking,” Jesse says, pushing the door open and gallantly bowing me through into the night. air, “that we need a little cousin time, just to ourselves, to discuss a certain little secret

“Okay fine,” I hiss, pushing the barracks door hastily shut as soon as Jesse skirts out of the way, looking around to make sure that we actually are alone. Because, I mean, these doors are unguarded, and other candidates could be anywhere.

And this conversation? I desperately want it to be private.

“Come on.” Jesse says, still gleeful, and he heads for the path that we usually take in the morning when we go for our run, leading me to the top of a sparse hill where we can see for about fifty feet in every direction.

Up here on the top of the hill? We definitely, completely know that we’re alone.

“Jesse, I sigh, trying to figure out how I want to navigate this –

on the shoulder. “Is Luca Grant seriously

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glaring at me.

realizing that Jesse is not going to give me any

just give in.

my shoulders and hanging my head a little bit. “Luca’s my mate.

further, my eyes fly open because Jesse lets out a ridiculous whoop of

the air. “This is amazing! This is the best, Ari!

– this is not

me a little shake, “I mean, Rafe and I – we already like Luca – he’s already our friend! You could have been mated to anyone in here – a real loser, or a jerk!

also because – I mean – I really like Luca too. I never dreamed that if I had a mate it would be someone who is so fun, and funny, and gorgeous.

I turn my head a little, looking Jesse up

as soon as you knew, but I mean – I’ll get over that. But Luca – I mean, he’s going to be part of our family – he’s going to be, like,

and then I go completely red all

I mean

have not thought that far

things

with my

fated

his voice suddenly all

looking up at my

“I mean –”

shoulder again, “I’m

guy-

I’m…“I hesitate now, and then gesture

SO, YO

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going to react well to meeting anyone who has a romantic claim on his little

drama of it. Jesse, much more than Rate, loves a little gossip

my eyebrow at him and crossing my arms.

his hair and turning around to stare out into the sky, putting the pieces together.

turning to look at me again, “but I thought you were using the drearn state

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