The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0961

But my grin falls when I turn my head to look up at Mark, because that

devastation...it persists.

"Mark," I say quietly, leaning towards him, wanting very much to play the big sister right now.

"Still not yet, Ari," Mark says on a sigh, glancing down at me. He gives his best attempt at a smile, but it fails.

"Okay, then let me get you a drink, little boy," I say, resting my cheek against his

arm.

Ben laughs a little. "He's not a little boy at all, Ari," he says, shaking his head. "He's gigantic - nearly as tall as Rafe and Jacks -"

"Incorrect, Benny," I say, spinning my head to grin at him. "He's just teeny tiny, like me. Come on, both of you - drinks all round."

a couple of drinks and handing them round, but we're a quiet little group tonight. None of us feels particularly chatty,

and Ben sitting on either sides of the same couch, considering that.....if what I suspect about Markie is true, then he and Ben have a great deal more in common than I ever thought they would. Privately I wish that they would just talk to one another, thinking that they could really be a help to each other. But, not wanting

to the surprising new developments of my life. To Jacks,

for our second and final year? How do we manage to balance Marigold's needs with our own responsibilities and ambitions? What am I supposed to do, like, carry her up

movement in our courtyard below. My attention immediately shifts, something in my wolf instinct allowing me to focus immediately on the figure that stands

At me.

a smile, because even if the

precisely

of my glass of wine down in a

Mark mumble

sel

the door, my wolf prowling restlessly in my soul. As hurry down the steps to the first floor, heading for the door that leads directly

asks,

reaching for the doorknob. Just going outside for a