The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0978

Marigold gives a little cry of distress, reaching for her dad, but Jesse holds her tight, whispering to her that dad's fine, he's just very, very surprised.

I let Jesse handle our daughter for a moment, going to my knees before Jackson and taking his face in my hands. "Jacks," I whisper, turning his glazed eyes to mine. "Baby, are you all right?"

Something about this brings Jackson snapping back to me. "Ariel," he says on a gasped intake of breath. "Are - are you fucking all right!?"

"I'm fine," I say, all in a rush, crawling into Jackson's lap and opening the bond between us, letting him see and feel that I really am okay - that everything with me is fine. I mean, beyond the fact that our entire reality just came shattering down around us again...I really am okay.

He groans, resting his head against me, his whole body shaking a little bit as he takes a deep sniff of my new scent. "Pregnant..." he whispers, barely audible. "You're...you're fucking...pregnant."

"Yeah," I say, my voice a tremulous little sound as well. "Yeah, Jacks. I...sure am." "Oh my god," he groans. "How... how do I have two kids..."

I go a bit still in his arms.

He whips his face up to me.

I bite my lip, grimacing a little. “Do you want to...count again, Jacks?"

He whips his head back down to stare at my stomach, clearly turning inwards to his own wolf, checking on the bonds that have made themselves apparent in his own soul as well. And then he groans, collapsing against me again as he realizes a very important bit of information.

"Oh my god, Ariel, there's going to be three

smiling a little as I cradle his head to me. "Luckily, none

again, pulling me close, trying to figure out

a happy little sigh, pleased with the increased chaos of our lives, as he always is. I peer up to see him grinning at Marigold. "You want to help me

for a second, and then glances down at us, and then apparently decides

her hair and neatly stepping over me and Jacks to stride from the room. Jesse snaps his fingers at mom and Rafe, who sigh and go along

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she goes. "And then I'm doing a full-body health scan on you to make sure you're as healthy as you need to be. You're going to have to start eating

a little as she flounces

me like she's not going to stop being practical just because m pregnant and Jackson's having a breakdown about it. Rafe follows mom, giving us both a big smile and pulling the door

the new darkness and quiet of the room.

at him, privately very grateful to my mom for talking me down

he goes very still, his eyes again flashing wide, realizing that I've said

I'm kidding!" I say, taking his cheeks between my hands and pressing a kiss to his mouth. "I'm fine! And

going to hurt?"

I say, twisting my mouth to the side and giving a little