The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0474

When I open my eyes, I am indeed still wrapped up in Jackson's arms.

But we're not in my little private nook at the academy - we're sitting on a cliff's edge, looking out over a moonlit sea. "It's cool here," Jackson murmurs, looking appreciatively out over the scenery. "We've only ever come here as our wolves before." "Oh noooo," I groan, pounding my fists once against his chest. "We fell asleep! Jacks! I'm so sorry!"

"Why?" he asks, peering down at me and laughing. "What's the big deal?"

"The big deal," I say, frowning up at him, "is that we didn't get any time together. It's crap, Jacks - I want to see you, to...be around you. And not just when we're unconscious or running or at breakfast."

"Well, this is pretty good, isn't it?" he asks, smiling at me, the cool breeze ruffling his hair.

I sigh, looking around. "Yeah, it's pretty great," I say with a sigh. "But I want you in person too."

"Okay," he says with a little sigh. "But how do we manage that?"

"Jacks," I say, realizing the answer as soon as he asks the question. "I want you to come to study time. And to dinner. I...want you to be a part of the group. It sucked without you there," I say, completely honest, letting him feel it. "I missed you the whole time." He raises his brows at me, hesitant. "But, Luca..."

the time if

say that, wanting to pay attention to the conversation at hand even though he's a little swept away by the

him. "And I'll deal with Luca this time. We'll just have to...figure it

my hair, accepting it and - I think - deep down happy and relieved. Because he wanted to be at dinner too - I could feel his wolf wanting to be near mine, even if he wasn't quite so vocal about it. And it means the world to him to have me

cuddling up at my mate's side, happy and content and peaceful as I look around at the beautiful dark cliffside around me, marveling in its beauty. "What do you want to do? Should we like...shift and

casual, the wind riffling through his hair

instantly into laughter, tucking myself closer against

sight of his beautiful smile. "What's so funny

my fists into the fabric of his shirt and pulling him a bit closer. "I'm game! I just thought that you

slow," he growls, turning slightly so that he bends me backwards towards the ground, angling his body above mine. "Trust me, Ariel, if we were doing the

through my veins. "Things like what?" I murmur, wrapping one leg around the back of his, pulling him

head to trail his nose along the length of my neck, following it up with a line of serious, intent kisses - each slow and rich, like he's tasting my skin, learning it. Shivers run through me and a little

he hears

I shudder, hard.

face, and I whine pathetically. "Why did