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."

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 casual, it

I ask, smiling a

the people on the TV. The guys I was with knew I'd

the understatement here, considering that he's

like I had a secret," Jackson murmurs, still smiling a little. But that fades away when he moves on. "It was....harder. When Luca came out. And then he pointed to you in the crowd, and kissed his glove and held

in a woosh, and my stomach sinks with guilt. I'm devastated,

He told me he'd

even realized that I'd looked away. Softly, he

tell me your experiences without worrying about how they

But I don't...want to keep anything back. I want to tell you

that it will hurt sometimes. Somehow, it feels the only way through. "Keep going," I

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