The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0893

"I – what?" Jackson sputters out, looking between all of us. "What beans?"

"I explicitly asked you not to, Jacks!" Jesse says, appalled. “As a favor to your best friend!"

"I didn't spill any beans! I didn't even have any beans!"

"I still maintain that I am his best friend," Rafe murmurs, looking smugly up at the ceiling.

"It's a turn of phrase, Jacks!" Jesse continues, ignoring Rafe and pointing an accusatory finger at Jackson. "It means you told her what I told you about the Underworld!"

Jackson gasps, satisfyingly scandalized, and steps back a little to glare at me, his hands still on my shoulders. "Ariel! I did not!"

"He told me a little bit," I say, smirking at Jesse.

"Jackson!" Jesse gasps again, smacking his hand to his chest, the picture of betrayal.

"I hate this," Jackson groans, tiling his head back in agony and closing his eyes. "Can we go back to the desert? This is so much - there are so many people here, and every other word is some kind of verbal trap - "

say, grinning at him, kind of delighting in his torture.

Jackson's leg and smile up at

stares down

seriously – that was a secret! I've been looking forward to spilling

right, all right,"

go, Fifs Puppy and cousin are going to go

sighs but releases Jackson from her grip as we take

is done," I say, narrowing my eyes at Jesse. "I want

gasp, pretending to be scandalized by

"Almost cry," Jackson grumbles,

at the two of

wrapping an arm around my waist and tugging me close to

why

to cause so

grinning up into his

that he walked right into