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 my mate, and he's heartbroken, and...if this is what he needs?

why on earth

forward to him quickly, softly, and run a hand over his hair. He looks up at

until you..." he glances over at Jackson now, and some sort of grace makes him put his final two words in my

sigh, and purse my lips, and give him a little nod before taking a

wanting him to consent to

to look at me 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

that it doesn't make much of a difference to him anyway, since we already took sex off the table on our

little, and the corner of his mouth curves. But he just

hands a little bit. "The sex ban is...in effect. No

to give him a little smile, glad that someone is still willing to find a little humor in this

for Luca as he yawns. "You're