The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0744

The room is quiet when I get back in the morning, dressed again in Cadet black with Rafe's cap on my head. I look around and frown as Jesse and Rafe escort me in, doggedly close to my heels and my side. Very sweet in thought. Very annoying in practicality.

"Where's Jacks?" I ask, turning towards them when I realize that he's not here, as I assumed he would be. "He went to class, Ari," Rafe says, quietly shutting the door and watching me carefully.

"Well, why aren't you in class?" I ask, putting my hands on my waist and glaring at my brother and my cousin.

"Because we're not letting you out of our sight ever again, you idiot," Jesse says, cheerful, wrapping an arm around my shoulders and leading me over to the couch where very gently forces me to sit down and then spreads a blanket over my lap. I scowl at him and his over-protective Alpha bullshit.

But then my fears catch up with me as Rafe crosses to his chair and sighs, plopping down into it. "But..." I bite my lip, looking between them as Jesse sits too. "Jackson...is letting me out of his sight?" "It's not like that, Ariel," Rafe says, sighing and resting his head against his fingertips. "We didn't know what you wanted - if you wanted to see him immediately. We still don't know how you're feeling or where your heart is. What you're ready for."

"Oh, but you rashly assumed I was ready for you?" I say, glaring a little.

"She's healed!" Jesse says, grinning and casting a hand out in my direction. "Look at that! Saucy and cruel, just how we like her!"

"We did what we thought was right, Ariel," Rafe says, ignoring Jesse and concentrating on frowning at me. "He'll come later. If you want him to. He's...been having a really hard time. Let's all just take it easy, okay? One step at a time."

"Okay," I sigh, looking down at my hands pressed tight against my blanket.

"Are you hungry?" Rafe asks.

"No."

you going to fight us when we try to force food down your throat?" Jesse

look up at them. "Is it going to be

small smile

"Then no."

something up.

Jackson hate me?" The question

you - he loves you very, very much. Just...let him take his time with it

Then I sigh and stand,

watches me go,

towards him. "Will you wake me? If

He nods.

my brother and then climb into my bed, shutting

I cuddle into my pillows I hear

a brother who worries about me. Even if

my eyes on a sigh of my own, praying desperately that Jackson will be

in bed a few hours

her feet, her nails scratching at my soul, howling for

cool and calm, I can feel Jackson's wolf anxiously shifting from foot to foot, turning towards Jacks, begging for permission to run to her. But he's -

and scuttle off my bed, ripping open the curtain and staring

and staring at me from

Rafe asks, jumping to his