The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

"What?" he sputters, disbelieving.

"It's true, but it's not important - but she picked Jackson, she picked both of you for me -"

"That's fucking impossible!" Luca yells, dropping his hands from my face and throwing them out to the side. "You get one mate - one - I don't know who told you that you could have two, but they were lying, Ariel!"

"Actually," Jesse snaps, pausing his angry conversation with Rafe to turn to us. Luca's eyes move instantly to him. "It's not impossible. Their dad had two fated mates." Jesse points between Rafe and me. "So," he shrugs. "Family precedent. And all that." S~ᴇaʀᴄh the Find ɴøᴠel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Wait, what?" Rafe sputters, grabbing Jesse's arm and making him face him. The two begin to speak again in hushed tones as Luca stares at them for a second before he shakes his head to clear it, turning back to me.

"Listen, if it's real - and he just hasn't tricked you into believing he's your mate or something," Luca shouts, "I don't even care how it happened! But you have to end it, Ari! Just reject him!" My eyes go wide, horrified at the suggestion.

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"Luca, no "

to look at me anymore, his whole body starting to tremble with the insane mix of emotions coursing through him right now. "Luca,

be together! I don't care who the fuck that guy is, or what some Goddess said, you are my mate," he pounds his fist against his chest now with the words as his voice cracks, and tears start to slip down my cheeks as I feel every inch of how much he

I press my hands to my heart. "I am

I am? Ariel..." he shakes his head, wrapping a gentle hand around my neck and pulling me closer to him. "I am yours, and you are mine, and that is the end of it. The end of everything - of the entire fucking universe

closer so that he can kiss me. His lips move on mine like a promise, like everything

him say

half of my heart is storming towards

as I watch Jackson tear open the door, watch him move swiftly through it. I move instantly towards him, needing to catch him, needing to explain But Luca grabs my arm.

back, gesturing towards the door.