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.

and my smile falls away. Because he's

why on earth would I

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

he says, 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

him a little

I call, wanting him to consent to

and I open my end of our bond so that he can feel what I feel, and he can send me whatever it is he wants me

the bond what we agreed to this morning - that it doesn't make much of a difference to him anyway, since we already took sex off the table on our own. I also get the sense

smirk at him a little, and the corner of his mouth curves. But he just gives me a nod,

little bit. "The sex ban is...in effect. No sex, no

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

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