The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0244

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As I anxiously study Luca, waiting for his but I can’t help but notice how good he looks. Luca’s freshly showered, dressed in the Cadet black that makes him look so sharp, his hair falling a little into his face in a way that just begs me to touch it, wanting to push it back. His lip is a little swollen and a bruise spreads beneath his left eye, but I don’t know something about it really works for him. He just looks tough and sexy and a little dangerous in a way that I really, really like.

“Don’t worry,” Luca says with a smile as he puts up a defensive hand, smiling around at us in a way that makes his dimples flare. I melt, just a little…

Because god, he’s just so cute-

“I’m not going to flip out,” Luca continues, shaking his head at himself like he’s disappointed in how he acted last night. “I’m just…here for breakfast. As promised.”

Luca steps into the room a little more as he closes the door, his eyes moving over Ben and Jesse and Rafe before falling on me like that’s the only place they want to rest. I hold his gaze, a little smile on my mouth. Because, I mean, I really am happy to see him – I’m always happy to see him.

I…should I get up and hug him? Throw myself into his arms, which is what I really

murmurs, the corner of his mouth turning

whisper back, though I know he can hear me. A quick pulse of joy and anxiety and apology and warmth comes down the bond, letting me

grin, because I feel

the vibe between Luca and me. “So,” he says, straightening up and putting his hands on his hips. “Rumor has it that you’ve been secretly dating my sister for months.

Luca’s been keeping a secret too. This whole time, he’s been secretly dating his friend’s

–

nice to her,” Luca murmurs, looking around Rafe and finding me again, taking in my wide grin. Ben laughs as he moves to the coffee table, carrying plates of pastries and

Rafe says, the words carrying a great deal of weight. “Ariel?” he says, turning to me. I sit up in surprise. “Go get showered and changed you’re a

look down at myself I realize that he’s right. I am very rumpled.

just how I like it. “But if you all eat all the breakfast while I am gone,

coffee into the bathroom