Chapter 0166

“You came!” I breathe, thrilled and relieved and nearly insane with

happiness as Jackson laughs and lifts me up, holding me tight against his

chest

“I could get used to this greeting,” he murmurs, his arms wrapped so snug around me, his face so close to mine that our noses brush.

“You scared me!” I protest, half laughing and half shouting as I smack him on the chest with both hands, one after the other. “Why didn’t you come into our train car!? Why didn’t you tell me!? I was so sad! I thought you stayed behind!”

Jacks shrugs, smiling at me like he can’t keep the joy off his face, his blue. eyes shining “I figured my presence in your fancy royal car would cause.

more trouble than it was worth. You deserved a minute to be calm and happy, and I didn’t mind riding with the other cadets. I just slept the whole time anyway.”

“And you didn’t think,” I say, taking his perfect face between my palms and narrowing my eyes, scolding playfully, “that maybe I wanted you close by?”

“Well, you’ve got me close by now,” he murmurs, lifting his chin towards. me in a bit of a challenge. “So, what are you going to do with me?” He tightens his arms, further proving his point as his voice drops an octave to a level that…does dangerous things to me. Emotionally. Physically.

My smile grows slowly, a little devious, but my response is clipped by the sound of Rafe clearing his throat again.

family and friends standing around us now, and the guards grouped around them, all of them

  1. us.

guilt runs through me

Chapter 0266

I breathe, thrilled and relieved and nearly insane with

laughs and lifts me up, holding me tight

chest.

snug around me, his face so close to mine that our noses brush.

hands, one after the other. “Why didn’t

can’t keep the joy off his face, his blue eyes shining. “I

worth. You deserved a minute to be calm and happy, and I didn’t mind riding with the other cadets. I

palms and

are you going to do with me?” He tightens his arms, further proving

smile grows slowly, a little devious, but my response is clipped by the sound of Rafe clearing

standing around us

  1. us.

A strong pang of guilt runs through me when

to his side,

“Would you like the climb down? Before the paparazzi got some great footage

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