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.

an accompanying shrug, because that’s how I’ve felt and looked, when someone beat me to saying the things I wanted to say to the girl I liked.

not even hitting on her! I say, casting out a hand in protest. He’s just being a

head

He got to

guys doing it?” Ben asks from between and slightly behind me. and Luca. My mate and I both jump, spinning to see him

“Were you like…talking

Luca, not

says, giving Ben a

Ben says, bursting into a grin as the train comes to a full stop. Wait, so, what does

of words

interrupting, his tone implying that it’s the least interesting thing he’s ever heard. “I think it’s time that we prepare to disembark. And because half of us

as Jesse and I sigh. Because Rafe is right things have changed now, and while we’re used to our world it might

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

the briefing – because of course, we’ve done this. since we were kids –

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 he’s going to say.

looks up at him, anxious. “Um,” she whispers, tucking her hair

Jesse whispers back, nodding definitively, his face