Chapter 0965

He has much less, doesn't he?

"It leaves us as friends, Luca," I say quietly, meaning it very much. He lifts his eyes to me with a sigh. "We...start over from there. See where it goes." I smirk a bit. "I still own half your gym, after all."

He huffs a laugh, looking to the side. "I know. My uncle is pissed."

"Your uncle is a dick," I say, dry. Luca laughs harder at this, turning that gorgeous smile on me. And, as usual, my stomach flips a bit at the sight. "Are you coming back to school?"

He shrugs, clearly implying that he's unsure.

"Think about it," I say on a long exhale. "And...we'll go from here. But I'm sorry, Luca. And I forgive you and I care about you a great deal. I'm...very happy that you came today."

"Yeah," he says on a sigh, slipping his hands into his pockets, regret taking his features as I take a step away. "I'm glad too."

"I'll see you soon?"

He shrugs, tacitly agreeing to it but unhappy that this apparently didn't go as planned. "I love you, Ariel."

- a true one, not a Princess Ariel smile. "I love you too, Luca. Just...in a different way,

my chest and hurrying into the palace. As soon as I get inside I turn my mind away from Luca, knowing I've got more important things to deal with right now. I rush up the stairs,

quickly sweep around, taking in Rafe, Mark, and Ben sitting around the coffee table with Jesse, a sleeping Seraphina sprawled chaotically over his

says, grinning wickedly at

a hand and letting a bit of my blue fire

that magazine?" Rafe calls after me, cheerful and entertained. "Seriously,

all, darting down the hall and working to steady my breath as I push open the

the big Alpha

on

edge of the teeny tiny

corner of the room, stroped

little girl

his

I whisper, instantly

to go to bed. Relief flies through me as I push the door shut behind me and cross to them, only wondering for half a second how a kid bed

she did.

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