Chapter 0237
Jackson nods, and to Jesse’s surprise, lets him walk by his side.
They walk for a long time. Jackson is surprised, after a while, at how quiet and stoic Jesse is. Jesse doesn’t sigh or moan that he’s bored, like Jackson thought he would. He doesn’t complain, or fuss, or anything. He just walks quietly at Jackson’s side as they circle the castle, losing themselves in the woods and then along the cliffs that border the northern edge, that overlook the candidate barracks below.
When Jackson pauses at the edge of the cliff, looking far, far north, peering into the dark, Jesse clears his throat.
Jackson scowls, looking over at him. “I thought you said we could not talk?”
“Listen, I tried,” Jesse says, bursting into a grin. “You called my bluff on this one, Jacks. That is the longest I’ve ever been quiet in my entire life.”
“And wasn’t it nice?”
“It was horrible,” Jesse groans, tilting his head back. And Jackson can’t help but smile, because Ariel does that too when she’s being dramatic.
It’s a lot less cute when Jesse does it…but he smiles anyway.
“So,” Jesse says, looking north in the same way Jackson does, into the dark. “I’ve been thinking about it, Jacks, and I gotta say…I’m kind of disappointed in you.”
help him. Jesse doesn’t flinch, just continues looking north. “I
his hands to his face and pressing the heels of his palms lightly against his closed eyes. “Unbelievable,” he mutters,
about it this way. What is so good about being mated to my stupid shrimp cousin, anyway? I mean, she’s not that great.”
what was so great about it! She’s smart, and she’s funny, and she’s nice – and she’s beautiful – and she…she gets me! She’s pretty much the only person in the entire world who gets me. And she’s brave, and I like being around her, even though I hate everyone else you included!”
says, breaking into a grin and pointing a finger at
is all those things, and if you didn’t recognize how amazing she is I
mouth drops open. “You can’t…not let me date her.”
“I can do anything, I’m a Duke. But that’s not important. What is important is
your mate you’re the luckiest bastard to ever walk to
–
her to you. Now.” Jesse nods, moving on like they’re figuring out a math problem. “What’s so bad about sharing
looking for the trick in Jesse’s question.
it, he knows what the answer is. He stays quiet, not wanting to say
a guess, as I suspect you ran through your daily quota of words with
scowls at him.
about it is that you have
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