The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0242

“Yeah,” Jesse says, considering, assessing. “Yeah, Ari, with all of it – I think you did as well as you could.”

“Really?” I ask, kind of shocked.

nueves to him. “I mean, you had to get to “Yeah, I agree,” Rafe says with a sigh. I turn know them first to know if you even wanted to tell them you were their mate. And then you certainly couldn’t have told one before the other. And if you had told me, I definitely would have gone running off to mom and then dad would have pulled you out of school. The way

you

handled this was messy but…” he shrugs again. “I get it.”

“Oh god,” I mutter, putting my face into my tired hands with a shaky sigh. “That…that makes me feel so much better.”

“Maybe you could have used the dreamscape,” Jesse murmurs thoughtfully, “and pulled them both in. And then they couldn’t have hurt each other physically, just their dream bodies…”

in retrospect,” I say, crossing my arms and giving him a little glare, “sure,

your next mate,” he says, waving a flippant

at him, but turn my head back to Rafe

to really lay into you for this. And I do think you owe them apologies

ask as Jesse turns, propping himself up on his elbow to hear

between us. “I mean, you’re not just some mean girl who is dating two guys and not telling them about it. You didn’t pick this – you didn’t even pick them! The Goddess gave you these mates, and I think it’s pretty clear that she wanted you to have them both at once.”

to hear

“The Goddess put all three of you on this road together, and just because Luca and Jackson don’t like it doesn’t make it your fault. You have to

how he intends to

around,” Rafe says, frowning now at the idea. “Luca, especially, is going to try to convince you to turn away from your bond with

thought, speaking his ideas as he figures them out. “I mean, mates are supposed to be a gift – and she’s your grandmother, for heaven’s

says, looking at me evenly. “I think

—

think you should explore it. While being as fair as you can to Luca and Jackson,