The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0752

Jesse puts his head down, panting, and pushes harder to keep up with Rafe.

Because Jesses's fit, of course - he can beat almost anyone else in Warrior track now that Grant has left the school. But Rafe? He's always been faster. Still, if Jesse pushes a little more, he knows he can keep

up -

But he gasps, almost falling on his ass to avoid slamming into Rafe, who has stopped suddenly in the middle of the forest path that they run every morning.

"Rafe, what the hell!" Jesse stumbles out, tripping over his feet as he works hard to stay upright. "Why did you_"

Rafe turns towards him, the stern set of his mouth, the hurt and anger in his eyes suddenly putting a stop to Jesse's entire train of thought.

"Rafe..." Jesse pants, going still. "What's...wrong?"

"I tried," Rafe says, his voice low and devastated. "I kept it in this entire time that Ari's been sick, and away, because she needed us -"

"Kept what in?"

"It, Jess," Rafe snaps, turning fully towards his cousin now and taking a step towards him. "The fucking truth. But I can't do it anymore - now that Ari's doing better - now that she doesn't need my constant vigilance - I can't -"

his cousin, not understanding. "What is

are you doing sleeping with

drops open as he stares at Rafe, whose grim face looks

does Rafe know about...him

after Ariel had been rejected, when you were supposed

stares at Rafe, his heart sinking, because he - he doesn't think Rafe would be too stupid to notice

just wanted to get upstairs as fast

to be watching her. The

absolutely,

his head tilting to the side, his voice

as he grabs Jesse's collar, hauling him closer.

says again, grief in his voice, his shoulders slumping as he puts his hands up, giving in to the larger Alpha, the man with the moral

you're not fucking her?" Rafe's words are a snarl as his rare

"Stop

him. "What the

collar. "It's not like that, Rafe. It's a gross way of describing it - I'm not

and I

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