The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0235

And now he thinks he’s lost me.

And he’s just…gone.

“Stay here, Ariel,” Jesse says, and I jump when I realize that he’s standing at my side. “I’ll go after Jacks. Just….stay in the room, all right?”

“Jesse,” I murmur, reaching for him, apology all over my face.

“It’s fine,” my good cousin says, taking my hand and giving it a little squeeze. “I mean, it’s not fine, but…” he sighs, shaking his head. “We’re fine, all right? Deal with your drama, I’ll be back when I can.”

And with that, my cousin storms off after my mate.

I turn back to Luca, who I’m surprised to see standing staring at me in a newly determined way, his hands on his hips. “I’m not doing this,” he says, shaking his head, his voice set. End things with him, Ariel – I’m not…I can’t do this. I love you too damn much to share you with that jackass.”

Luca tears his eyes from me like he can’t bear to look at me anymore and strides for the door, yanking it open and likewise starting down the hall. I stare after him with my jaw open – not because what he said is really that surprising or even unfair…

I just…

world just

carefully veiled secrets,

one,” Rafe says, sending me a glance as he, too, strides for the door. ” But don’t even think that we’re done talking about this,

don’t say anything, just watching in shock as Rafe, too, passes

the room is…absolutely silent. Stupidly silent, after everything that

the hell, they transformed into their wolves for

just standing here

of my skin when the dumbwaiter’s absurdly cheerful bell sounds, but

dumbwaiter and takes something out. Instead, I just stand

together.

mates know after months of

Now they just…know.

the coffee table, but I don’t pay attention to it. I barely notice, still staring at the door, when he takes me by the shoulders, and guides me over to the couch, and sits me down, and lays the green blanket over my knees, and puts a fork in my hand.

only start to come back to the present moment as Ben lifts a knife to cut the ridiculous chocolate cake in front of us that