The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0492

"Rafe," Daphne murmurs, clearly guilty as she reaches out and cups his cheek in her palm. "I'm sorry, I just -"

"No, Daphne," Rafe replies, laying back against the pillow and closing his eyes, moving his arms so that his hands press lightly against her back. "Don't be sorry - don't ever be sorry for something like that. If you want to slow down then we'll go slow." Daphne smiles a little, accepting the invitation his hands give to lay herself down over his broad chest, to tuck her head beneath his chin.

And as she does, Daphne feels incredibly guilty.

Because here is this perfectly wonderful prince, who she's had a crush on for literally years, who so clearly wants to be with her...

And all she can do is think about...

Well.

The less thought on what's actually on her mind, the better, for now.

At least while Rafe Sinclair is in her room, his arms tight around her, working hard to steady his breathing.

letting her own eyes drift shut. Wondering what the hell

whispers, working hard around the knot in her

know, Daph?" When I come back to the room after my workout with Blaze, the mood

on my hips and frowning as I look around

dinner and took it down to Daphne's room," Jesse mutters, stabbing his pen at the page of the notebook resting in his lap. He's

in horror as my stomach turns, grumbling. "What!?

Jesse snaps, raising his eyes to glower at

as I look at him because what the hell is

- why Jesse might be in a mood at Rafe's absence. What, precisely, he might be

I saved you the best scraps," Luca says from an unusual spot on the floor, gesturing towards a plate resting by his side. I smile at

realize that the scraps are a couple of crusts of bread

to him on the

growls, pulling me tight against him and making me laugh, "which I saved from the jaws of starving dogs for you, my

against him and grabbing one of the bread crusts, shoving it eagerly in my mouth. "Next

my best, baby," Luca murmurs, pressing a kiss to my hair. I swallow my bite, tilting my head back to grin at him, and Luca takes

turns in a contented circle and