The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0908

"Daphne, I am not asking you to be my mistress!" Jesse bites out, his teeth clenching.

"Did you come here with romantic intent?" she asks, prim and formal. "Desiring to continue, in some way, our relationship?"

"Yes," he says, working hard to reel his temper back in, ashamed at himself for losing it even for a moment. "I came to tell you that I love -"

"And do you still have a mate? With whom you have a relationship?"

He pauses, seeing the trap but knowing that she's got the truth on her side. "Yes," he says, short and cold.

"And you have no intention of rejecting that mate? Or she of you?"

Jesse takes a deep, long breath. "No, I have no intention of rejecting her."

"Then what else am I to conclude, Jesse,” she says, low and angry, leaning forward towards him. "But that you're asking me to be your mistress. So that you keep your mate as the priority in your life, but have me too? A bit on the side?"

He stares at her for a long moment in shock and then groans, trying to lay back on the bed but miscalculating the distance and banging his head against the wall, covering his face with his hands. Because she's right.

She's right.

it in those terms - of course he didn't. But she's right. What he came here hoping for - for some way of having Daphne

Even if he loved Daphne dearly, while he still had his mate fully in his life, a part of the

keep the tremble out of her voice. "I think you should go. And never speak to me again. I can't...I can't believe you came here tonight, after everything, and...asked me for

but makes no move to get up, slipping his hands down from his face and taking a few long, deep breaths, trying to get his mind in order. When he opens his eyes he looks over and up to see Daphne staring at him,

you...can you please give me like, one inch of space on this?" he asks, shaking his head, feeling utterly

says, cold, narrowing her

in any other situation, I would let you call

a hand to his heart, shaking

hard, terrible situation — and all I'm trying to do is see the girl I'm in love with after a long

mouth trembling, her chin held high. But then she breaks, and exhales all her

much as can.

steeling himself to the promise. "I won't ask too

is it...can I tell you what

raises her head and then nods

And Jesse begins.