The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0956

The next few minutes pass calmly, the girls getting lost in their games, Jesse splitting a can of orange soda between him and Midnight, pouring some into a glass for her and taking the can for himself. Then he sighs, leaning back on his hand, studying his mate.

"What?" Midnight asks, taking a sip of her drink before resting her cheek on her knee.

"You just look...better, Mids," Jesse says, his eyes moving over her. "You've put on some weight. You look healthy. It makes me happy."

She narrows her eyes. "Are you going to try to seduce me now?"

He laughs, shaking his head. "No, I didn't mean it like that."

"Good," she murmurs, turning her face away, again watching the girls like a little dragon that has unwillingly let intruders into her cave and isn't happy about it. "I'm not doing any of the romance stuff. Gross."

"No worries," Jesse says on a sigh, searching his heart. But still, even as he does, he realizes with a rather strong assurance that even if Midnight is his mate, and even if he can admit that she's a beautiful girl, he is...still not attracted to her. Not in that way.

His wolf turns in his soul, anxious and confused, not getting it. Shouldn't he be attracted to her, if she's his mate?

Maybe it doesn't work like that, his wolf says, pacing back and forth. Ariel said she had a stronger sexual connection with Jackson than Luca...

she still made out with Luca. A lot. She was

best be described as a wolfish little shrug. Maybe it reflects what

Jesse accepted it, beyond which they can still see Midnight's poor little wolf,

maybe, his wolf says, hesitating, maybe things

hums aloud, considering.

me," Midnight says, rolling her

moment, shifting his gaze

you thinking about me," she says on a huffy sigh.

with his mate's quick

meant what you said," Jesse says,

his

lips, taking a sip. "About wanting to enroll in Alpha Academy in the fall? And coming this spring, to help watch Marigold and study as much as

straight and setting back her shoulders.

would

to stop you. I'm on board," he says, truly meaning it. "But, I mean, you know that Daphne still works

open. "You dare to mention the whore!?" she hisses, her eyes darkening, shadows immediately beginning to seep from

like smoke, glancing over at the little girls, not wanting them to be afraid. But they continue their games, giggling