The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0653

"Oh nooo," Jesse scolds, making me snap my eyes to him.

"What?" I ask, confused and a little worried. "What's wrong?"

"You're not hungry?" he says, eyes wide, gesturing towards my plate. "You, Ariel Sinclair, eater of fourth servings, are not hungry!?"

"What are you talking about - I eat a normal amount!"

"You're a complete pig!"

"Jesse!" I gasp, scandalized. "I so am not! I -"

"Ariel Cora Sinclair," he snaps, leaning forward to point at me as he narrows his eyes. "I have seen you eat three cheeseburgers in one sitting and double fries -"

"Rafe eats just as much!"

"Rafe is four times your size!"

I balk at my cousin, appalled but...a little unable to deny that it's true. I mean, I have a healthy appetite! What's wrong with that!?

this friend group long enough to translate Jesse to the rest of the world," Ben says, cutting in helpfully and

do - I am deeply lost," Tony says, smirking and lounging back

Ben says, nodding to him and then turning to me with a sigh. "What Jesse means," Ben says, holding my gaze now, quite gentle, "is that it's not like you to turn down supper.

me a pig!" I growl, glaring at

and cute, and intelligent, and they like to eat," Jesse says, pressing a hand to his chest and starting to

I huff a laugh and shake my head, looking down at my plate of food. But even if they're right,

When I look at him I see that he's giving me a soft smile. "Seriously, we want to help. Before we all go into

back against the cushions. "I can't tell you

are honorary girls,"

I look up to see

with very

say, sighing and looking at Jesse and Ben. "But I can't talk to you about Luca,"

pressing a hand to his chest and leaning

against the cushions, raising an eyebrow his way.

sits back in his chair, grimacing a little. "I just... think he's kind of a dick and he deserves bad things and I...want to punch him." I looks

I gasp-snatching

precisely where I aimed it, probably because Tony doesn't yet have Sinclair-level pillow-attack reflexes. "That is so mean! That's my mate!"

me a sad smile. "And what the hell the Goddess was thinking