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.

how I’ve felt and looked, when

casting out

Luca continues, shaking his head and staring into my

He got to

from between and slightly behind me. and Luca. My mate

curiously. “Were you like…talking

I say, glancing up at Luca, not sure if it’s a secret or not.

Luca says, giving Ben a little shrug.

full stop. Wait, so, what does it sound

of words –”

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 are new to this…I think that we should prep you for what’s

things have changed now, and while we’re used to our world it might take them a little time to adjust. I cast my eyes over Ben and Daphne especially, because

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

since we were kids – wanders off to the bar and comes back

attempting to give Rafe the attention he deserves but failing a tiny bit. After all, I know everything he’s going to

up at him, anxious. “Um,” she whispers, tucking her hair behind her ear, “is

Jesse whispers back, nodding definitively, his face