The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

"Yeah," Jesse says, considering, assessing. "Yeah, Ari, with all of it - I think you did as well as you could." "Really?" I ask, kind of shocked.

"Yeah, I agree," Rafe says with a sigh. I turn my eyes to him. "I mean, you had to get to know them first to know if you even wanted to tell them you were their mate. And then you certainly couldn't have told one before the other. And if you had told me, I definitely would have gone running off to mom and then dad would have pulled you out of school. The way you handled this was messy but..." he shrugs again. "I get it."

"Oh god," I mutter, putting my face into my tired hands with a shaky sigh. "That...that makes me feel so much better."

"Maybe you could have used the dreamscape," Jesse murmurs thoughtfully, "and pulled them both in. And then they couldn't have hurt each other physically, just their dream bodies..."

"Well, in retrospect," I say, crossing my arms and giving him a little glare, "sure, that sounds great, Jess."

waving a flippant hand. "Now you

head back to Rafe

you for this. And I do think

Jesse turns, propping himself up on his elbow to hear what

he looks between us. "I mean, you're not just some mean girl who is dating two guys and not telling them about it. You didn't pick this - you didn't even pick them! The Goddess gave you these mates, and I think it's pretty clear that

perk up a little to hear

fist, smacking it against his other palm with a smirk, letting me know precisely how he intends to remind them. "Yeah,

as he figures them out. "I mean, mates are supposed to be a gift - and she's your grandmother, for heaven's sake. I don't think you should be ashamed of this, or feel bad about it, or

it would be a mistake to reject the Goddess' gift like that - I think she'd be pissed, and you'd do yourself a disservice. I think you should explore it. While being as fair as you can to Luca and Jackson, of course.

at my brother, who is so