The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0511

"It's okay," he murmurs back. "What I want is...not the most important thing. I just...feel like I'm losing you, Ariel."

"What?" I gasp, whipping my head up to look at him.

He shakes his head sorrowfully at me, raising a hand to trace his thumb across my cheek. "I don't want you to feel bad. I probably shouldn't have said anything -"

"Of course you should, Luca," I whisper, my eyes filling with tears. "You're allowed to have your emotions too - and I want to hear them -"

He just shakes his head again, his mouth a determined line. "You're growing closer to him. I guess I...didn't think that would happen - thought that when you spent time with him you'd realize he's dull as a brick and then come running back to me. But...he's not, and you're not. And it's just...terrifying to me. I don't want to lose you, Ari."

"You're not losing me," I whisper, pressing myself closer to him, looking desperately up into his face. "I'm right here."

time before he dips his head and kisses me softly. "Just... let me stick around too, okay? While you explore whatever this is with him? And...maybe don't kiss

whispers. "As long as I'm

idea of having something that's just for Luca and I,

wall, taking me with him so that we're both standing straight, holding each other tight. "Come on, Shrimp," he says with a sigh, loosening his grip on me but keeping on arm around my shoulder as he turns towards the door. "Let's go have dinner with your

though I'm still shaken emotionally, kind of unbelieving that this is...all coming together. That

fall from my shoulder as the two of us step

at Rafe. "I stopped him

if there was none left on the table - it was

says, crossing the room with me and taking his spot in his usual seat which I notice that Jackson has interestingly vacated in order to move to my side of the couch. "I'm Itablio, man, and a wolf. You know I can smell the presence of garlic bread from a

wink as he slides my dinner over to me and my stomach growls audibly as

booming out in the room a little, apparently forcing the conversation on for all of our sake as I wrap some spaghetti around my fork and take a big bite. "Anyone...do anything...interesting

realizing that he is