The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0933

"Um," Mark says, running a hand through his hair, his eyes again straying to the exit. "I think I want a walk."

"You okay, baby?" I ask, turning to him with a frown. Mark - why is he being weird now? Honestly, with all of these developments, I'm not sure I can handle anything new from Mark too.

"I'm fine," Mark says, turning and giving me a big grin. "Don't worry about me, Ari. You have enough on your plate."

"Does she ever," Rafe says with a sigh, turning to me and handing me a fresh glass of white wine that he just poured. Mark waves to us over his shoulder, calling to us that he loves us, even as he heads for the door.

"He's the most mysterious of the Sinclairs," Jesse says, smirking after Mark even as he heads for the couch and waves for Rafe and me to follow. We do, Rafe carrying a glass of wine for him and Jesse too.

"No, he's not," Rafe and I both say at once. We all laugh as my brother and my cousin settle down with me, Jesse with me on the couch and Rafe in the arm chair to my left.

I sigh and slump back against the cushions, lifting my glass to my mouth and gulping down a great deal of wine in one go.

"So," Jesse says on a happy sigh, grinning his wicked smile between the two of us. "You two have had some...developments over the past few days. Haven't you?"

"You're the one whose mate is sleeping on the roof in a tent, Jess,” Rafe replies, dry, making us both laugh, Jesse's head tiling back on his neck as he does. "When it comes to weird developments, you have no room to talk."

"True," Jesse says, lifting his head back up and grinning at both of us, I think genuinely happy to have our little trio back together. "But tonight's really about Ariel anyway. How you doing, kid?" He gives me a prodding little nudge with his foot.

Jackson and I woke up alone and everything was fine, and then two hours ago

baffled

surprises," Rafe says on a sigh, lifting his glass to both

could use a little dull," I grumble, staring

Jesse asks, making me laugh even as

little

on

about the

squirrel -"

alone," I snarl, kicking him this time. Jesse grins at

I forgive him immediately, knowing he

also, Mark really can be weird about wildlife. So...I get

before Rafe sighs, long and deep, drawing our eyes to

do right by Jackson on this, Ariel," my brother says,

sit up straight,

Alpha nod that dad uses when he's laying down the law. "You'd better put Jackson first and support him in everything he needs

finger in the air and whipping my head between my brother and my