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 –

just shoves me, hard, on the shoulder. “Is Luca Grant seriously your mate!?” he demands.

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glaring at me.

going to give me

give in.

I say, hunching my shoulders and hanging my head a little bit. “Luca’s my

before I can get any further, my eyes fly open because Jesse lets out

a fist up into the air. “This is amazing! This is the best, Ari! I’m so excited!”

– this is not what

so hard it seems to stretch his face in two directions “don’t you see how great. this is!?” He strides forward, putting his hands on my shoulders and giving me a little shake, “I mean, Rafe and

too. I never dreamed that if I had a mate it would be someone who is so fun, and

head a little, looking

and you should have told me as soon as you knew, but I mean – I’ll get over that. But Luca – I mean, he’s going to

when I hear Jesse’s words, and then I go completely red

I mean

have not thought

conclusion of these things mate, Luca becoming part of our family, I mean – it makes

with my

fated

Jesse asks, his voice suddenly all

down, Jesse?” I say, looking up at my cousin,

mean –”

hand for my shoulder again, “I’m so sorry, Ari

guy-

even know that I’m…“I hesitate now, and then

SO, YO M

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who is not going to react well to meeting anyone

suddenly at the drama of it. Jesse, much

I say, raising my eyebrow at him and crossing my arms.

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

“but I thought you were using

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