The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 76

I lean forward, wanting to kiss him very much again, but suddenly his words register fully. with me and I give a little squeak, sitting up straight.

“What?” Luca asks, suddenly concerned.

“Wait,” I say, looking at him askance as I let my knees fall on either side of his waist, straddling him with my hands on his chest. “Precisely how slutty were you, Luca Grant?”

He grins up at me, broad and happy. “What answer do you want, Ariel? The truth, or the one that’s going to make you want to kiss me again?”

“The truth,” I growl, giving him a little smack on the chest.

“Do that again,” he murmurs, one hand slipping to my back and pressing me forward a little bit, “I liked that.”

“Pay attention, boy,” I command, pointing a finger into his face, though I lean forward a little more. “Now, spill.”

Luca shrugs, noncommittal, laying casually back on the magical dream bed and letting his hands rest on my thighs. “I have not been a very chaste man, Ariel. If a girl and I liked each other, and we wanted to, I didn’t hold back. Does that upset you?”

I tilt my head to the side for a second, balancing my jealousy with my common sense. “Well, no,” I say, my words slow and measured. “But, how many girls were there?”

“That I’ve kissed? Or that I’ve slept with? Because those are very different numbers –”

My mouth falls open in shock as I stare at him, and he grins at me again, clearly y amused. “You’re very sweet,” he murmurs, his hands starting to rub distracting circles on my thighs.

“Slept with, then,” I say, through my teeth, doing my best to not get distracted by the way. his hands feel on my legs.

Luca’s grin deepens. “Somewhere around fifty?” he says, giving another one of those too- casual shrugs.

jaw drops again, accompanied by

says, grinning at me, his hands pausing on my thighs and taking hold there, like he’d stop me if I tried to run away.

before I think about what I’m doing and smacking

out laughing at this as I

connect Luca’s moving, sitting up as he grabs my wrist out of

as my…education, which I can now put to good use.” And then, almost as if to prove his point, Luca uses the hand pressed to the small of my back to press me tighter into his lap, grinding against me in a way that lets me feel all of him. At the same

And in combination…

head falling back as I feel a heat bloom in my core. My eyes flutter shut as Luca delivers a long, slow lick to my throat, and I find my hips

murmurs, his lips still against the skin

say, half moan and half sigh, as I raise my head and take his face in my hands. Because as much as I definitely want to keep going, want to keep experimenting,

he hums, inviting

feelings, “how can you have slept with fifty

wasn’t difficult at all, and I laugh

back at him.

pout a little, wanting him to be just a little more serious. “I mean…” I blush lightly, because I know I’m going to sound naive but…well, I want to know. “You can’t have loved them all. Did

close.

—

Because I’ve never had anyone to talk to about this sort of stuff. My mom made sure I know everything I need to know about the mechanics

sort of thing, the personal side of it? The sort of thing you talk to your

friends are just as naïve as me.

least I thought

their cover. I scowl, a little, thinking about it, and Luca grins at me, lifting a hand and brushing his thumb over my frowning lip like he loves the shape of

“sex is just about two people who are attracted to each other getting naked and doing really

can feel his body vibrating against mine. “Luca!” I gasp. “That is the least romantic thing I’ve ever heard!”