The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 93

“What!” I shriek, scrambling to my knees and knocking the fruit and bread out of my lap.

“Shh!” Jackson hisses, turning back towards me and holding out a hand, looking at me like I’m crazy. “Don’t be an idiot, Ari! If we’re waiting for dawn to move into the ravine, others. are too! And they will come for us! Just….be quiet, all right!?”

“Jackson!” I whisper, full of rage, ignoring his words and getting to my feet, striding towards him, “you are not leaving me here!”

He huffs a little laugh, clearly implying that I couldn’t stop him if I tried. “Yeah, Ari, I am.”

“You are not!” I put my hands on his chest and shove, angry.

“I’ll be back!” he says, not budging an inch. “I promise, all right? I’m not abandoning you – I’ll be back at dawn, I’ll help you. I just…”

And I go still as I see his head turn again, back the way we came, back to where…

Well, back to where he imagines she is.

His mate, alone.

His mate, frightened in the wilderness, needing his help.

And then even though I assured him that she’s safe, that there’s nothing wrong, he can’t leave it.

“Jackson,” I beg, wrapping my fists in his shirt and staring up at him. “Please, please don’t do this.”

“I have to, Ari,” he says through his teeth, frustrated with me. “She’s my

mate.”

“She’s fine!” I insist again, tightening my fists, trying to will him to believe me.

“I know that you believe that,” Jackson snaps, shaking his head. “But Ari, I smelled her, I could taste her fear on the air – I swear it, something happened to her.”

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insist. “Didn’t it

hurt? What if she’s unconscious?” He scowls, stepping away from me roughly, suddenly angry. “I never should have let you drag

pissed in my own right now, because Jackson he’s being foolish. “She’s fine! She doesn’t need you to go searching for her she needs

this is a fight a real fight. And if I’m not careful, I could

my mate – he won’t hurt me. His

doesn’t know who I am.

way I’ve always known, Jacks,” I reply, my voice low with my own anger in response to his. “Have

his hands in the air. “I don’t know why I do! I mean, is this your magical gift, Clark!? Making me act like a god damn idiot!?

know I’m trustworthy!” I snap, putting my hands on my hips. “What was all of that about friendship earlier!? About not abandoning me because I’m the only

is that about, Clark?” Jackson says, his voice a little more dangerous now as he steps closer to me, moving so close that his chest bounces against mine, making me fall back a step. I regain my footing fast, scowling at him, suddenly livid

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that’s the only way you’re getting through this? You found the loneliest guy in the Academy and gave him the scraps of your attention, and for that I do what carry you through the Examination? Is that he pauses now, his voice catching. “is that seriously what’s happening? Have you have you been leading me on,

into his face in the darkness, completely shocked, appalled

heart absolutely breaks for him, that he could consider this a possibility. Again, my mind turns to what his world must have been like who raised him, that he could imagine

me so manipulative?

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breathe, shaking my head, “I would never do that to you. You’re you’re my

My wolf howls, grieving within me, realizing alongside

whatever world he did grow up in, we’re doing the same

us. Tears spring to my eyes and my mouth goes dry as I stare up at him, not knowing what