The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0721

I gasp, pain flaring in my neck, my wolf howling and scrambling away in my soul as I put my hands on Luca's chest and shove him away, hard.

He gasps too, his eyes flying wide as he falls to the side and I pull myself from beneath him, huddling up against the headboard and staring at him, my hand slapped to my bleeding neck where - Where he marked me -

"Ariel," he whispers, panting, staring at me in utter shock and fear. "What - what's wrong?!"

"Luca!" I gasp, tears springing to my eyes - half betrayal and half pain. "Why - why did you do that!?"

"What are you talking about," he breathes, leaning closer to me, horrified. "Ariel, I'm so sorry - did I do it wrong?" He reaches for where my hand is still pressed too my neck, where I can feel blood slipping from between my fingers.

"You weren't supposed to do it at all!" I cry out, tears starting to streak down my cheeks as I stare at him, shaking my head. "I didn't - I wasn't ready, Luca!"

"Wh-what?" he whispers, scootching closer, still reaching for me, clearly desperately upset to see me reacting like this. "Ariel, I'm sorry, I didn't know - obviously, I've never done this before - was I supposed to wait? I'm sorry, you're right, I should have waited until towards the end I didn't know it would hurt that much -"

I sob, shaking my head at him, anger welling in me now too. "I wasn't ready for the mark at all! I

throwing herself down to the ground and rolling around like she can get the scent off of her. Luca's wolf just stands by,

changed scent, so

hang my

his voice harder. I raise my eyes and see his face

my head, willing him to understand. "But I wasn't ready for this - the

talking about him?" He

mouth turns down in a desperate frown as I shake my head and look up into his eyes. Because yes, yes of course it's about him- of course Jackson is at

there are other things at stake

snappier than I mean to be, shaking my head at him. "We're

did we have sex!?" he bursts out,

to!" I yell

still streaming

feel good, and wanted you to feel good, and wanted to get closer! But it