The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0746

Jackson just stares at me. "Ariel, what are you talking about? What would have changed?"

I shrug, my hand awkwardly coming up, my fingers brushing the bandage over Luca's mark. "I would...I mean, I understand. If things are different for you now that I'm...marked. I know I'm not the same as I was before. I would...understand if you felt differently about me."

"Ariel." My name is almost scolding as it falls from Jackson's mouth, as his fingers snap up and capture my chin, raising my eyes to meet his. "Don't ever doubt it. Nothing - nothing about how I feel about you has changed, okay? If you feel differently, I'll understand that, but -"

"I don't," I croak out, shaking my head vehemently, tears again streaming from my eyes. "Jacks, I don't -" "Well I don't either - I'm - I'm fucking in love with you, Ariel - I'll take you in whatever form - I don't care a stupid mark -"

"But you did care," I whisper, shaking my head, taking his cheeks between my hands - not wanting him to lie just to make me feel better. "You saw it - saw me and you threw up -"

He groans, shaking his head. "Please, Ariel," he murmurs. "Forgive me - you have to forgive me for that. I was shocked, and confused, and your scent was weird, and the sight of it turned my whole world upside down but it's different now, I promise -"

But he doesn't get any more words out because I throw my entire weight against him, sobbing my heart out with relief.

catches me - as he

to the floor, and takes me with him so that

that the events of

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past happened - and it changes us. But if

like that, letting me cry myself out, his wolf carefully inspecting every inch of mine,

commiseration with her pain.

in his arms, and carries me over to the Nook where we collapse into the bed together. "At some point," he murmurs, his lips against my hair. "I'm going to need you to eat. And

against him, content if not yet perfectly happy after all I've been through - all I've lost. "Okay," I whisper, nodding my agreement. "Food first. And then

the kitchen. I perk up when I see the selection

me a fork. And then to my surprise he moves around the bed to take the little DVD player out from its spot in the

at random

it on.

to see his line of thought a little smile takes my face as I eagerly stab at a piece of sponge cake, because as weird as it might seem, Jacks is entirely