The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0748

Jackson and I each take a moment to clean up, brushing our teeth and splashing water on our faces, before we return to the nook - the place where we feel most secure. But I push the curtain back, letting the pre-dawn light stream in. Because that feels right, feels better.

"So," Jackson murmurs, wrapping his long arms loosely around his knees as he leans back against the pillows. "Where do you want to start?"

I bite my lip, wondering at it, but also...distracted. Distracted by the sheer physical presence of my mate, sitting there across from me in our bed, all gorgeous and understanding and willing to hear every bit of what I have to say. Almost despite my resolve to be stoic and serious, my eyes move away from his face and down his form, taking in the beautiful way that his body has been crafted, honed, over years of punching stuff and running and whatever else it is these warrior-types do. My wolf shifts from paw to paw, giving me a nudge, telling me to go to him to touch him -

But -

I hesitate, knowing where that got me last time. With Luca. Giving in to impulse and attraction is...not always the best choice.

When I raise my eyes again to Jackson's face, I see that his jaw is tight, his teeth clenched as he senses the direction of my thoughts. To that day, with Luca. And all the things that lead to being marked, if not the marking and the rejection itself.

you want it?" Jackson asks, his voice tight. I can almost

wanted to sleep with him. But I didn't

his wolf attacked and he rejected me. These things, I sense, he doesn't need the details of.

finish, Jackson

and confusion has me weeping as silently as I can, not wanting

my hands to my chest and shaking my head at him. "I'm

hell am I to do anything but try to

head. "But I agreed - I told you both I'd choose one of you -

I said I wouldn't sleep with either of you before I made my choice - and I broke that

place," Jacks murmurs, his head hanging a little. "We both...Ariel, as the weeks passed it was becoming increasingly obvious that a choice was going to be е impossible. That Luca