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 wasn't ready for the

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

the new scent - my changed scent, so it's mixed with

god, everyone will know. I hang my head and begin to

voice harder. I raise

willing him to understand. "But I wasn't ready for this

talking about him?"

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 the front of my mind right now - How betrayed he's going to feel, how desperately jealous and sad and broken

things at stake right now - my

be, shaking my head at him. "We're not connected enough - our wolves barely know each other

we have sex!?" he bursts out,

we wanted to!" I

still

feel good, and wanted you to feel good, and wanted to get closer! But it doesn't mean I