The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0584

I squeal - just a tiny bit - with excitement when I wake up in the morning, pressing my hands to Jackson's chest and sitting up, looking over at Rafe and Jesse's bed through the still-open curtain.

"Is it time?" I ask, gleeful. "Can we go? Did the weapons come? Did they deliver my paintball rifle?"

"No, it's not Midwinter for gun nuts, Ariel," Rafe murmurs in his bed, blearily rubbing his eye, clearly not as awake and excited as me. "They don't bring the weapons to our room - obviously, they'll deliver them to the field." "Oh," I say, slumping a little in my disappointment. "Well, that's okay, I'll -"

But before I can further lay out my plans, Jackson's big arm sweeps up, knocking me down off his chest and into a pile of pillows. "No magic energy for you today," he groans, turning over and burying his face into the blankets. "You're already too awake. And too chipper." "Jacks!" I gasp, laughing, too cheerful and excited to be offended, sitting up again and pouncing on him, smacking at his arms and chest. "Get up! Time for Games! We have to go!"

"I reject you," he mutters as he covers his face with his arms, "I reject our bond - I reject the love that was once between us -"

I laugh, smacking him again and crawling over him, feeling his love and adoration for me flowing steadily down the bond even if I am annoying the crap out of him right now. I hop to my feet as Jesse likewise glares at me from beneath his blankets. "Oh, would you all cheer up!?" I call, skipping off to the bathroom. "This is going to be a great day! We're going to have so much fun! I'm going to shoot everyone!"

As I dart into the bathroom, the dumbwaiter bell rings, confirming that I'm right and that it is time to get going.

Fifteen minutes later, when we're all dressed and standing around in a circle hastily eating the breakfast sandwiches that came up for us, Jackson passes us each a good dose of energy through our bond.

one hand in Jackson's and the other in Jesse's, watching with

against

our team's got the lion's share are of

water."

thinking of Tony emerging from the water like a swamp creature. "Are

supposed

moving over to his bed to find his own cap and pull it onto his head. I offer Jacks the last bit of my sandwich, knowing he

to him

yes, there's a river," Jackson says, grinning down at me and cupping my cheek in his palm. "We're going to be in a sort of crevasse

scolds, swatting at Jackson's leg as he stands up. "You're breaking

says, gathering me close to his chest and grinning at

arms around my mate's waist and turn my face up

to knock the brim of my cap sideways, making me laugh. "Let's

gives a happy whoop and together the four of us head for the door and downstairs. I eat what's left of my sandwich on the way, so incredibly excited that I

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