The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 58

Chapter 58

“It’s not a waste of time,” I counter, glaring at Jackson. “It’s the assignment.”

“The assignment was to get the marble to do something. If your powers aren’t telekinesis, why would you try to lift it?”

I stare at him, confused. “Well, how do you know my powers aren’t telekinesis?”

He smirks a little. “Because if they were, you’d probably have lifted the marble by now.”

I blink at him, half baffled by his logic and half…well, half persuaded. I turn back to the marble, which hasn’t moved an inch.

“Maybe you’re right,” I murmur. “Tony wasn’t able to move the marble because his magic has nothing to do with lifting marbles.”

“Alvez is just spinning his wheels, having us all take shots in the dark, hoping we turn something up. Next week he’ll have us trying to do something else.”

“Well, that sucks,” I sigh, slumping a little. “I really wanted to make it float.”

There’s a long silence between us as I scowl at the marble, my hand pressed to his, wondering what the hell I’m supposed to do next.

“Wait, really?” Jackson softly asks.

I turn to him, confused.

He stares at me, and despite any efforts to concentrate on the assignment I find myself again a little lost in the dark blue of his eyes. Such a rare color – I lean a little closer, trying to see the details of it.

“You want to float the marble?” Jackson says softly, his hand tightening just incrementally around mine. “That’s what you’d pick, of all the possible magical gifts you could have?”

I turn my head to the side, considering it. “Well, I mean, it wouldn’t be a bad one…” I murmur, and then I smile softly. “But you’re right. I guess that I don’t want to float the

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marble.”

He smiles too. “Well then. Mission successfully completed,” Jackson says, turning back to the marble. “A+ on this one, candidate Clark, if that’s the new goal.”

I laugh a little, still studying his face. “What would you pick?” I ask.

He shrugs a little. “Don’t know,” he murmurs, “Never thought about it. You?”

teens. I’d bet that Rafe and Jesse have also spent a couple of idle hours wondering what they

back to me, interested. “I mean…well, I’m not really supposed to tell you this,” I say, grimacing a little and deciding to do it anyway, especially as my wolf prods me with her nose, urging

amazing,” Jackson says, his eyebrows going

sigh and he grins

I say, tilting my head and looking at him with a little bit of guilt. “It could help so many

of my

repeats, shaking his head like he clearly does not see why

would be awesome!” I insist, squeezing his hand, willing him to believe me. “Like, even beyond just having chats with your pets, you could persuade an army of bees to attack people! Or, during a famine, you could persuade all the fish into the

Jackson says, shaking his head at me, “you can’t use

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to sacrifice itself.”

I

curtain, looking for the window. “So,

suddenly on his face. And my smile deepens as I study him, because I’ve just realized that…he

distinctly enjoyed the experience.

another time. Maybe we can try to…

says, gesturing towards the marble.

both of our gaze to him. “How much longer is this little homework session going to

book, smirks at Luca’s

Jackson calls back. Luca narrows his eyes

mean,” Jackson murmurs, leaning close to whisper in my ear, “if you want to refocus the exploding attempt on a new target, the couch would also

the sound so Luca doesn’t know how hard Jackson has made me laugh, but also

I look back at Jackson, I see he’s

I say, straightening my shoulders and focusing again

silence then, with me focusing

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and building. I’m fascinated by it, especially by the comparison with

I do…nothing happens to the marble.

to transform the marble into something else, rather than move or destroy it – when

she okay?” Jackson whispers.

his hand, spinning

is nothing more than

studying

stare at

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