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…

fuck just happened? How did the entire world just explode

my carefully veiled secrets, ripped open at once…

too, strides for the door. ” But don’t even think that we’re done talking about

anything, just watching in shock as Rafe, too, passes through the door and

silent. Stupidly

wolves for

now I’m just standing here

my skin when the

the dumbwaiter and takes something out. Instead, I just stand and stare into space, trying to put the shards of my reality back

together.

after months of keeping

Now they just…know.

corner of my eye I see Ben carry whatever he took from the dumbwaiter quietly to 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

lifts a knife to cut the ridiculous chocolate cake in front