The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0448

"Absolutely not," Rafe growls, looking between me and Jackson. "This is ridiculous - Jackson, you can sleep in your own damn bed -"

"Again, I'm fine with that," Jackson cuts in, I think starting to get frustrated. "But Ariel would be coming with me."

All three boys look to me and I only hesitate for half a second before stepping close to Jackson's side.

"I would," I say, nodding. Because, I mean, I too had assumed that we would be sleeping separately while at school - but now that Jackson has suggested it? I really can't imagine any other way. "Are you serious, Ariel?" Jesse gasps.

"I am," I say, nodding and holding his gaze and then Rafe's. "If you two are strident about not letting Jackson sleep here, I'll go with him."

"It's not safe!" Rafe snaps.

"Seriously, you think Jackson can't protect me? Behind a locked door?"

"But the secrecy element!" Jesse protests. "You can't sleep down there - people will see you coming and going and figure it out!"

why it makes sense for me to sleep here," Jackson says, casting out a hand. "Your hall is mostly empty - mine

Ariel," Rafe snarls, stepping towards me with a growl. "If you

at my brother and stepping towards him in turn. "Don't you try to intimidate me, Rafe Sinclair, you big

not being a

you're being all snarly and puffed up because you think you can scare me

he was using his bigger size to intimidate. But he gets over his shame quick enough and groans in frustration, turning away from me and sinking his fingers into his hair, cursing under his

inviting him to do something about it. Jesse just rolls his eyes,

turning back towards us and striding back over so that he's looking Jackson right in the

pauses for a moment and then

standing on my

But they ignore me.

finger. "Absolutely no funny business. And if that defies translation, Jackson, then use your god damn imagination. You sleep in that bed,

says, crossing his arms. "Like I said,

to this!" I shout, slapping my hands on my hips, fully

noise. You snore? You talk in your sleep? You so much as creek too much in the bed and you