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.."

deeply, and looks up at the

I urge, wanting to

I knew that feeling was wrong, and that I'd never do it, and that it would only hurt you..." he turns his head back to me. "It was a visceral, bodily reaction to seeing someone connect with my mate, I think. I don't...like feeling

understanding. "I..um. I don't know how to work that out, precisely. But I will,

I like him to. "None of it is your fault. You're just...living the life you were handed, Ariel.

him, pulling up feelings of comfort and softness and assurance and passing them all

muffled by his head still tucked down by my shoulder.

He presses a kiss to that spot on my neck before he

"I was...going a little crazy, wondering what you were getting up to with him

party, Jacks, everyone can party with as much liquor as we

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