The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0925

Jackson nearly trips over his own feet when he feels it.

"Are you all right?" Ella asks, pausing in her steps to turn and look up at Jackson, frowning slightly.

He just goes still, ignoring Ella, staring at the little girl because...

Was that...a question? He felt? Down...down the bond?

The little girl shrinks away from him, her mouth pulling into a thin line, and he groans a little - realizing that he's frightening her, just staring at her with the ferocity and intensity of a lion. Jackson immediately turns to the bond, very carefully passing assurance and calm down it, hoping that it's...right. That it's okay. That she can feel it and it's... normal to do that.

The little girl goes still for a second and then perks up, smiling at her father.

Smiling.

Jackson groans aloud, his heart breaking at the sight of his little girl smiling at him for the first time. He reaches out a hand and strokes it over her dark hair,

marveling at the silky softness of it.

little girl. His. Absolutely

And she smiles.

reaches for him, and suddenly she's up in his arms, clasped tight against his chest, and he closes his eyes, tucking his head

happy sigh. "That's better. That's nice, isn't

a little to peek at Ella, a tiny smile on his

beneath her chin. "Daughters are amazing,"

can feel it now, down the bond, the gnawing hunger that is perhaps so ever-constant

bond and feels her respond with eager

laughs and hurries to keep up. When they reach the kitchen Rafe smiles at the

that the big industrial

and anxiously running a hand through his hair as he stands at the

laughs as she looks over at Marigold, who stares wide-eyed at the incredible amount of

and going to a closet,

the familiar routines of mealtime. Jackson settles Marigold onto the chair and ensures that she's comfortable as Mark

wondering quietly about onel

what

slice it along with an apple, murmuring to Mark that he might want to check on his steaming pot of pasta. Mark gasps and rushes over