The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0364

I press my lips together and keep my gaze on his face, not letting myself look away. But also not denying, at all, the way that Luca and I feel about each other. Because I don't want to lie and Luca is..so important to me.

"So what do we do?" I whisper, desperate to make it better. I can't go on with Jacks feeling like this - I don't want to make him feel like this ever, ever again.

"I think... maybe I just don't need to put myself in positions where I see it?" Jacks says, tentative. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the Find_Nøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"What do you mean?" I whisper.

"I mean," he shrugs, "... think I want boundaries. You have your space with Luca, and your space with me, and...I think I'd like to know as little about the details about the time you spend with Luca as possible. I mean, within reason," he continues, giving a little frown. "It's not like I won't ever be in the same room with you two again, and hugging and holding hands seems....fine. I just.."

again, deeply, and looks up

urge, wanting to

that I'd never do it, and that

"I..um. I don't know how to work that out, precisely. But I will, all right? More boundaries. I

me in his arms just the way I like him to. "None of it is your fault. You're just...living the life you were handed, Ariel. You can't feel guilty about that." And then he wraps me up so safe, so secure, and tucks his head down against my shoulder as my

up feelings of comfort and

muffled by his head still tucked

yeah?" He presses a kiss to that spot on my neck before he lifts his head to smile at

you were getting up to with him all night. Partying, and having fun, and...dancing and stuff.

everyone can party with as much liquor as we had. And

kissing that same spot like it's his, like he owns it. "I've never danced a single