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?”

I mean…I have thought about it. We’ve known about our potential gifts since we were teens. I’d bet that Rafe and

little and deciding to do it anyway, especially as my wolf prods me

says, his eyebrows going

and he grins at me.

with a little bit of guilt. “It could help so many people. But…I mean, if I’m really telling the truth? I’d want something

from the corner of my eye

animals?” Jackson repeats, shaking his head like he clearly does not see why that is as

him to believe me. “Like, even beyond just having chats with your pets, you could persuade an army

his head at me, “you can’t use your powers

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animal to sacrifice itself.”

a little. “You’re right. I would

window. “So, do you want to go outside? Try

on his face. And my smile deepens as I study him, because I’ve just realized that…he probably doesn’t make people laugh very

he quite distinctly enjoyed

we can try to… explode the marble a

Jackson says, gesturing towards the

the couch, drawing both of our gaze to him. “How much longer

on his book, smirks at

back. Luca narrows his eyes but turns back to

close to whisper in my ear, “if you want to refocus the exploding attempt on a

how hard Jackson has made me laugh, but also because I remember what Ben said about me laughing

he’s doing his

focusing

spend about ten minutes sitting in silence then,

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go, heat wells in my body, building and building. I’m fascinated by it, especially by the comparison with Tony’s magic, which cooled me

what I do…nothing happens to the

new tactic – attempting to transform the marble into something else, rather than move or destroy it – when Jackson startles me a little

she…is she okay?”

his hand, spinning my head

word is nothing more than a puff of breath.

he says, studying my

just stare at

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