Chapter 0363

My heart sinks at the thought of it, of Jackson seeing..that.

Because he's not wrong-last night was incredibly important for Luca and I. Our bond now - it's deeper than it was before, stronger and more significant. And he's not wrong - Luca and I presented our relationship to the nation last night to the world. And even though I have no idea what it looked like from an outsider's standpoint or on television...

I do know that we came across as a strong couple, dedicated and powerful. A perfect match. How could we have presented as anything else, when so much of that is the truth?

But still...while the rest of the nation may have celebrated that - their champion paired up with their Princess - how did it look to Jacks? S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FindNøvᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Tell me," I murmur, leaning close and reaching for his face, cupping his cheek in my palm. Jackson leans into it, closing his eyes as he speaks.

"I went to the restaurant, like I said, with the guys I used to live with. It was...fine. It was good to see them, I guess."

them as such. He cracks his eyes open and laughs a little, shaking his head at me. "Would you come down here?" he murmurs, tugging me close again and turning so that we're face-to-face again. "It's harder to tell when you're looming over me like an owl." "Yes, fine, I'll look up at you like an adoring little mouse," I murmur, pleased that he wants to be more casual about it. Because if he's more

I ask,

with knew

understatement here, considering

was....harder. When Luca came out. And then he pointed to you in the crowd, and kissed his glove and held it out to you?

woosh, and my stomach sinks with guilt. I'm devastated, suddenly, to

I thinking? He told me he'd be

Jackson murmurs, and my eyes flick back to him. I frown a little - I hadn't even realized that I'd looked away.

whisper, nodding. "And you should be able to tell me your experiences without worrying about how

at me, still stroking my cheek. "It's going to be hard sometimes. But I don't...want to keep anything back. I want to tell you the truth,

it will hurt sometimes. Somehow, it feels the only way through.

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