The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0311

I nod, getting it now, unlacing my fingers from behind his neck and starting to run them again through his hair, liking Jackson more now than I have before, which is…saying

–

something. He’s right, though he doesn’t have some of the more annoying and disgusting habits of our culture’s masculinity. He just never learned them.

“I don’t want you to think that I’m dismissing this,” Jackson murmurs, lifting a hand to softly stroke my cheek. “I respect that you’re a public figure – and I’m proud of you for that. I think you take it seriously, and I…I like that. So, if this hurts you, and you’re mad about it, then I’m mad about it. But…if you’re worried that I’m wounded by this?”

Jackson just shrugs, like bullshit like this can’t even touch him.

And I grin, and pull him closer, and press a simple kiss to his mouth.

“You’re amazing, Jacks,” I say, shaking my head in awe a little. “You’re so lovely.”

“Do you want me to be madder about this?” he asks, genuine and earnest. “Because I can be angrier, if that’s what you want.” And then he forces his face into more rigid lines, growling again, and I laugh as I feel the rumble of it in his chest. “This stupid…magazine!” he grumbles, taking it from my hands and tossing it to the floor, clearly trying to figure out how to perform an appropriate level of

rage for my sake. “I’ll…beat up that reporter! I’ll…punch. Luca!”

burst into laughter now, taking his cheeks between my hands and

down at me. “Because…I mean, I really want him to win tonight, and I’m really strong and would seriously

adoring my big tough

him baby, and he looks away from

I

his face back to me, and he groans and brings his mouth to mine, kissing

disappointment when the door

a pastry in

Rafe says, shoving him into the room and closing the door behind them. “It’s not like I haven’t had to watch you make

this time it’s Ariel, and I am the one having to do the seeing, and it’s very terrible, Rafe, honestly – I might

frowning at Jesse and processing what he said before

talks a lot, and he says it

+15 BONUS

in pretend shock as he presses a hand to his heart, making me laugh. “Yes, we came to new terms on a cliff outside the Academy the night Ariel told

he

sighs, releasing me from his arms and putting