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."

sad or worried when I've got my big cousin to hang out with me," I say, turning my head to him and reaching up to ruffle his

worries," Jesse

sure he's aware that he's wearing. Beyond that, it's really not like Jesse to seclude

and then at Rafe and Jacks, who I intuit he doesn't want to hear. "It's just so weird, Ari," he murmurs. "That like...I've apparently met

and then over to

didn't know

I say, taking a

eating it passively as I think back. "I smelled them and my wolf knew they were like...in the room. But we didn't know who it was

QUMS

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

remember anything like that?" I ask quietly. "Someone smelling

says, shaking his head and frowning, giving a shrug. "Something's up. But unfortunately I don't think that trying to puzzle it out is going to work - we don't have all the pieces." "Poor Jess," I say, laying my head down on his shoulder. "We'll get

long beat passes as the drama

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