The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0241

My lip starts to tremble as I listen, tears again stinging my eyes, but Jesse leans forward.

“Rafe,” he murmurs, glancing between us. “Slow down a little, man. I mean, if we’re aware of what they’re feeling, then she’s aware of it double – she can feel it all down their bonds. And that, on top of her own feelings?” He shakes his head, holding Rafe’s gaze, willing him

to listen.

Rafe takes a deep breath and sighs, pushing his cake around on his plate, clearly thinking it through. In the end, though, he looks up at me. “Can you seriously feel everything they feel?”

“Not everything,” I murmur, my voice tight as I look down at my plate. “Not unless the emotion is really intense, or they send it to me deliberately. And not…across great distances. Only when they’re nearby, or in the room. Like I can’t feel them now.”

“Weird,” he murmurs, quietly eating his cake as he puts his thoughts together for a second. Jesse does the same.

long moment, Rafe breaks

hurt, “that you’d trusted me enough to let me know. I’d have told you, after

hurt in his voice, and then my throat gets tight. I blink fast, not wanting to cry, because I know that they

tears start to fall down my cheeks

do that,” Jesse murmurs, leaning forward and putting a warm hand on my knee. “We

cheeks with the side of one hand. “I’m

reaches for me, wrapping his arms around my body and pulling me into his lap. “I’m sorry, sis. I’m fucking livid with you but – god, fuck, I’m sorry you bore

knowing he’ll see me through it. Knowing he’s strong

the couch so that all of our heads are very close together, so that we can talk and hear each other in

gossip?” I ask, wiping my away

Jesse murmurs, yawning and turning his head to grin at me. “Jackson’s fine, by the way, thanks to yours truly. Going to show up here to breakfast tomorrow, newly determined to

precisely prepared to grovel for