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."

got my big cousin to hang out with me," I say, turning my

worries," Jesse murmurs, smirking

own, I think," I say quietly, my face becoming more 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

murmurs. "That like...I've apparently met my mate and have no memory of it. Like, what the hell does that mean?" "I know," I sigh, nodding along. I

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

actually didn't

at first I

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

QUMS

like he's going to be able to smell his mate here in the room with us and I do my best to hide my

"Someone smelling great and your wolf going

is going to work

beat passes as the drama unfolds

to be sneaky," Jesse mutters, a little angry