The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0537

When the bottle comes around to me I'm ready for it, taking my own long drink, but the boys have already moved on. "Wait so," Jesse asks, eyes on Jackson, "how did you know how to do that?"

Jackson sighs and gives a brief summary of his magic for Jesse's sake, and then elaborates for all of us. "When my magic first manifested as a kid, I just used to lay in bed with energy pounding through me - I couldn't sleep for weeks." He sighs, hanging his head and putting his forehead in his hand. "I got really skinny and was ravenous all the time - and no one had figured out what was up with my magic yet, so they didn't figure out that I needed a lot of food if I was going to burn energy like that. So, I just had to... work it out for myself. I would just lay in bed and focus on it and try to like... calm it down, talk nice to it like my friend Cristof did to me when I got upset."

He gulps a little then, hanging his head for a second, and I feel a wave of longing come across our bond. My heart breaks, my lips parting slightly when I realize that Jackson... misses his friend.

But my mate moves on quickly, raising his head again, not even looking at me or addressing the sudden, fleeting emotion.

"So," Jackson says with a shrug, looking at Jesse's gaze. "I know because I've been there. It's your magic though - just...keep in mind that it responds to you, and that you're in charge."

"I'm glad you were here, man," Jesse says, leaning back against the headboard and shaking his head. "These two," he says, pointing his thumb between Rafe and I, "were completely useless."

I squeak in protest, sitting up straight, even though he's right. Rafe just laughs, reaching for the whiskey bottle in my hands and raising it towards Jackson this time. "Seriously, man, thank the Goddess for you and your stupid obsession with my sister."

in revenge, but Jackson just smiles and nods to the

going to happen again?" Jesse asks after a moment, looking anxiously down at

Rafe when he passes it and taking a swig. "But you'll get better and better at handling

if it happens in like...the middle of class..." Jesse murmurs, looking down at his limbs suspiciously

the most useful way. I laugh a little, scootching closer to him and resting my head

think I'd rather not try," Jesse replies, still on edge. I take the bottle from Jackson's hands

want to...talk to my mom. If that's

says with a happy shrug. "Much like my own. I think it makes a lot of sense

Jesse says on a

all of us. "Can you guys come for that call? It will be helpful

say happily. "Why don't we skip breakfast, do

a little already and I grin, looking

"We'll make a special request for breakfast to be sent up

that his princely