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 -"

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

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

scent the new scent - my changed scent, so

I hang

are you talking about, Ariel?" Luca asks, his voice harder. I raise my

willing him to

him?" He bites out, angry

look up into his eyes. Because yes, yes of course it's about him- of course Jackson is at the front of my mind right now - How betrayed he's going to feel, how desperately jealous and sad and

other things at stake right now -

to be, shaking my head at him. "We're not connected enough -

bursts out,

we wanted to!" I

tears still

and wanted you to