The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0684

God, I just don't know if we're ever going to get there.

We spend the evening celebrating a variety of victories - Tony's top marks, Rafe's great win, Jesse's first command, and my continuing enrollment at Alpha Academy by dint of fire tornado. A great deal of contraband whiskey goes around with lots of merriment and jokes - but the best part?

The best part comes when everyone leaves and I crawl across the bed and collapse over Jackson's bare chest.

His breath all leaves him in a woosh before he laughs and wraps me up against him, kicking a foot out and knocking the curtain off its hook so that it slides shut and leaves us in darkness.

"I'm tired," I mutter, letting myself go limp against him.

"Yes, you had a long day," he murmurs.

"Yeah," I say with a sigh, snuggling against him. "Was a traitor. Shot my mate and turned his command over to my cousin. Lost my virginity. Got my mini mark," I hold up my finger as proof, making him laugh. "Yelled at my Captain and got expelled. Started a fire and reversed my expulsion."

"Busy girl," he murmurs, dropping a kiss to my head. "What was the best part?"

"The mini mark," I say on a satisfied sigh, holding up my finger again.

He laughs sincerely but then growls, wanting a better answer. I grin and sit up, letting my legs fall naturally on either side of him. "No, Jacks, you know what my favorite part was. Of course it was."

"I didn't want you to

utterly sincere. We stare at each other for a long moment before I lower myself softly to his chest so that our faces are very close in the dark.

murmurs, letting his eyes drift down to my neck and lifting a hand to the spot. "I should have given you the mark. I'm sorry. I mean, it would have made this whole day even harder because everyone would have flipped - but marking you

I whisper, grinning at

nods, moving his eyes back to mine. "Next

a little, remembering

my dresser and rifling through

propping himself up on his elbows and frowning

producing the little brown bottle my mom gave me and crawling back to Jacks, reclaiming my spot straddling his stomach. I hold it out to him so he can see.

it back and

eyes going

seriously as I raise the bottle to my lips, but the grim set of his mouth makes me pause. "Unless you wait, do you

blinks at me.

go wide. "I mean, if I don't, there is a...very real possibility of a little baby McClintock

making me grin. "No, you should definitely drink

mom instructed me and then re-screwing the cap and tossing it back in the drawer. Jackson's eyes follow the

for me, pulling me close as I settle again close to

at all?" he murmurs.

head. "Mom says