The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0164

I glance at Luca, who likewise looks at me curiously, picking up on the

same vibe.

Because I mean – Jesse just said some really nice things to Daphne, but the way he delivered them…he wasn’t hitting on her at all. No flirting, no quiet looks of interest. Instead, he just laid out her compliments like he would to any friend who was feeling anxious about their debut in a new city.

Is Jesse is he not interested in Daphne anymore, the girl to whom he’s professed his ever–lasting love? Was that all a joke?

Or, because we’re back at the Capital, has he just moved on to other girls, letting Daphne fall to the wayside?

And…

Well, why is Rafe frowning at Jesse for being so nice to Daphne?

He’s jealous, Luca says directly into my mind, and I look with surprise up into his eyes. Quietly, subtly, he nods to me. Rafe, he continues, he wishes. he’d said that first.

How do you know that!? I ask, likewise silent.

that’s how I’ve felt and looked, when someone

not even hitting on her! I say, casting out a hand

head and staring into

He got to

me. and Luca. My mate and I both jump, spinning to see

curiously. “Were you like…talking

Luca, not sure if it’s a

giving Ben

to a full stop. Wait, so, what does it sound like?

of words –”

the least interesting thing he’s ever heard. “I think it’s time that we prepare to disembark. And

and while we’re used to our world it might take

for any threats. Once that’s done, we’ll disembark and be surrounded by guards whose job it is to stop anyone who tries to annoy or harm us. There will be paparazzi waiting for us outside of the station, but in general, we’ll basically have a bubble of protection around us as we head for the

by the briefing – because of course, we’ve done this. since we were kids – wanders off to the bar and comes back with a

pressing them into everyone’s hands. I take a cheerful little sip, attempting to give Rafe the attention he deserves but failing a tiny bit. After all, I know everything

him, anxious. “Um,” she whispers, tucking her

whispers back, nodding definitively, his face