The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0709

Jackson lets out a sharp, impatient snarl, and Jesse laughs, giving me a little shove towards him. "All right, all right, I'm sorry, take him."

I stumble forward a step into Jackson's arms, where I'm wrapped up tight. "You're being very indiscreet, you know," I murmur, wrapping my arms as far as they'll go around his waist. "People are going to figure out that you're in love with the Shrimp." "Who cares," he says, utterly dismissive. "They'll still be scared of me. And you now, too."

I lift my head to grin up at him and then push away, turning for Luca, who is waiting.

"That was really cool," he whispers, folding me into his arms in turn. "I mean, I know it was violent but...I could feel it, Ari." He shakes his head as he lowers it to mine. His wolf anxiously paces at the other end of our bond and mine crosses it to him, pressing herself warm to his side, pleased to be there and pleased that he's open to us in this moment.

"I think you have magic, Luc," I whisper. "I think...I think it's more than just us."

"I know," he sighs, shaking his head. "And just when I thought I couldn't get any cooler..."

I grin, looking up at him, very pleased to see him start to embrace this part of himself instead of being afraid of it. "We'll figure it out, you know."

"I know," he whispers, nodding down at me.

"Okay, come on, it's still an active battle," Rafe says, snapping his fingers at me and Luca with a frown, one hand on his earpiece, clearly listening to some sort of report coming through. "Eyes on the horizon, kids."

"Don't call me kid, I'm older than you," Luca murmurs, smirking at Rafe.

it," Rafe bites back, giving Luca a little glare and turning away. But then Rafe

eyes as I look up at Luca. "Alpha

asks,

murmurs, stepping close and

looking up

just growls deep in

sigh, looking down at the wrapped food. "Jacks,

he snarls, holding out the bar more insistently. "I'm going to watch you eat that.

he just raises an eyebrow and I take the granola bar, unwrapping

my mates, and likewise turn towards

stand just like that,

Atalaxians don't

I guess figuring out that it's a surprisingly well-defended position and a dead end. As dawn approaches, the assaults on the Atalaxian entrenchment slow and then stop. A huge number of trucks, tanks, and other miliary vehicles begin to cross the plain before us - clearly

this mean?" I ask

Jesse says softly at

to him with wide

-

his face quite serious. "This was the second part of the plan - sending troops to occupy that land mass once the