The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0580

"No, skip this one," I murmur a little later when I'm curled up next to Jesse in the nook, freshly showered and finally eating my dinner. "It's too sad, when they break up -"

"But there are so many good jokes in this one," Jesse protests, casting a hand out towards the tiny DVD player in his lap. "We can't -"

"We can," I insist, leaning over and pressing the skip button. "And we're going to!"

"Tyrant," he mutters, slipping a few more of my cookies out from their packet and popping one into his mouth. I just smirk, not denying the accusation and leaning close against my cousin's arm as the Besties theme song starts on the screen. I take another bite of my dinner, feeling super cozy.

As the theme rolls on, Jesse fully concentrating on it, I take a second to glance down at the little stuffed tiger pressed between us, and the portable DVD player with its collection of DVDs spread out at the bottom of the bed, and a pair of Jackson's boots tucked neatly beneath my desk where they won't be in the way. In my dresser, I know, are a few perfectly folded sets of his uniform as well.

A little smile crosses my lips as I realize that Jackson is fully at home here despite Rafe's initial insistence that he only sleeps here and would not be moving in. But little by little, Jackson did precisely that. I sigh with happiness, finishing my sandwich, loving that fact as I glance over at Jacks and Rafe, still working intently on his bed.

"What's with all your happy sighs," Jesse murmurs, flicking his eyes over at me. "For someone who had just as traumatic a day as me, you're awfully chipper about it."

turning my head to him and reaching up to ruffle his hair. "How

all worries," Jesse murmurs, smirking a

serious as I study the unusually dour expression I'm not even sure he's aware that he's wearing. Beyond that, it's really not like Jesse to seclude himself away - he's a very social creature. If he is disappearing into the nook to be alone and binge eat all

just so weird, Ari," he murmurs. "That like...I've apparently met my mate and have no memory of it. Like, what the hell does that mean?" "I know,"

over to me. "So, when you met Luca and Jackson there was...no

actually didn't know it

at first I

back. "I smelled them and my wolf knew they were like...in

QUMS

here

anything like that?" I ask quietly. "Someone smelling great and your wolf going

to work - we don't have all the pieces." "Poor Jess," I say, laying my head down on

beat passes as the drama unfolds on the

be sneaky," Jesse mutters, a little angry and so low I almost don't hear, "she'd better be