The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0378

*Plus, then you can't get knocked up," Jesse murmurs, rubbing his eye sleepily again. "Which...you know, is just convenient. What with...going back to school in a week and a half. Don't want to... bring a... baby....even if it's just on the inside..."

*Shut up, Jess," I sigh.

"Yup, you got it," he murmurs, his exhaustion clearly taking over.

I take a deep breath as the room falls quiet, closing my eyes for a second and pulling myself together. Because...mean...

Honestly, I don't think that this is the solution that I'm looking for. The solution that I want is one which allows Luca and Jackson to be okay with each other, with both of them being in my life. But today Jackson already asked for limits - asked for me to not be affectionate with Luca in his presence.

I scowl, opening my eyes as I realize that here Luca is - barging into Jackson's room. Quickly, I look over at Jacks, but he's still got his head down, studying his feet. I smirk a little to see him standing there bare-chested in his pajamas, just looking so...cute.

to Luca, who likewise isn't looking at me, and my smile falls away. Because he's my mate, and he's heartbroken, and...if this is what he needs?

earth would I

hand over his hair. He looks up at me, his pretty brown eyes wide and sad. "Is this really what

hardly more than a whisper. "But...it's what I can handle, until you..." he glances over at Jackson now, and some sort of grace makes him put his final two words in my mind instead of saying them aloud. Pick me, he says, holding

and give him a little nod before

I call, wanting him to consent

bond so that he can feel what I feel, and he can send me whatever it is he wants

him anyway, since we already took sex off the table on our own. I also get the sense that it's all the better in his book if I'm

of his mouth curves. But he just

throwing up my hands a little bit. "The sex ban is...in effect. No sex,

and I turn to give him a little smile, glad that someone is still willing to find a

Luc," Jesse says, reaching out a hand for Luca as he yawns. "You're beat, I'm beat. Let's go