The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0531

Twenty minutes later, when we're fully ensconced in the dreamscape and sitting quietly on the side of the cliff, Jackson looks at me with raised eyebrows. "Well?" I sigh, letting my exhaustion take me as I look up into Jackson's sapphire eyes. "Rafe got dumped. At least, I think he did. I mean, I'm pretty sure." Jackson just stares at me, his lips parting in his disbelief.

I bite my lip, waiting for him to process it. But he just stays...completely still. "Jacks?" I ask, my face screwing up in confusion. "Are you...okay?"

He starts a little, coming back to himself, blinking rapidly for the first time in like, an entire minute. "I mean...what? Daphne - she broke up with him? Why? Are you sure?"

I shrug. "She kind of... implied that that's what was going to happen, and considering how Rafe looked when he just came back to the room...yeah, Jacks. I'm sure."

He exhales like the air has gone completely out of him, deflated. "Wow, I...I can't believe she did that. What is she even thinking? Rafe is... Rafe is so great."

I smile a little, slipping my hand into his. "Yeah, but she...didn't love him, Jacks. She didn't feel that way about him."

He turns to me with a frown. "Well, why not?"

I grin. "Because she didn't," I say, leaning forward and shaking my head at him. "You can't control your heart, Jacks - no matter how great a person is, like Rafe."

He frowns like he doesn't believe me, or just doesn't get it.

giving him a little nudge down the bond.

looks evenly at me. "I don't get it. Rafe is a great person.

match for her. Like with me and you - we each know the other has

confused about how he got there

of the conversation, and then he quickly gathers me up

"Ariel you're an absolute

even if you weren't my

I saw

the

mean," I

his arms, making my heart sing with joy as

Daphne?" I

means that..." he sighs, "I know that I'm wrong, but I can't help thinking she's a little foolish. Rafe -

laugh, opening my eyes and looking up at

just...don't get

for her, Jacks," I murmur, reaching up to cup his cheek in my