The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 1008

"What," Jackson asks, frowning down at the little rectangular stone in his hands. "Is it like, special?"

"Jackson!" Midnight hisses, standing on her toes to smack him on the chest. "They're invaluable! This is only the second I've ever seen in the world! And I only know of one besides that other one!"

"Oh," Jackson says, grinning down at her. "Cool."

I burst into a grin at my mate, who has a knack for understatement.

"What is it?" Rafe asks, getting to his feet. Marigold sits up, likewise peering, curious.

"It's the little...thing," Jackson says, looking down at it again and running a hand through his hair. "It appeared in my tent when I was looking for Ariel in Atalaxia. I used it to shift to the land of Darkness. But then I got distracted and didn't give it much thought."

"I didn't give it much thought," Midnight says, her voice a perfect imitation of Jackson's deep tones as she rolls her eyes. Jesse and I burst out laughing. "You idiot! It's a talisman!"

"Oh!" I say, pushing myself to my knees and looking more curiously at it now. "Gabriel had one of those."

"And the King," Midnight says, nodding and tucking her hands behind her back, leaning closer to peer at it. "Though yours is a different color. Theirs was black and gifted as part of their corruption and darkness. Yours is like...yellowy-white." "Like your wolf," I murmur, nodding, thinking that it's a nice cream color.

"Why didn't you get one, then?" Jesse asks.

a talisman,” Midnight says, turning and rolling her eyes at him in

of her personality has changed as a result of the cleaning away of the corruption. The God of

that I didn't need a stupid rock." Midnight finishes, turning back to

Jackson says, shrugging. "Here, take this one." He holds it out to her. "Maybe we can...make it a necklace or something? Then you don't have

stumbles back a step, gasping up at him. "Jackson, it's - it's too precious - it was a gift from a god

eyebrows raise because...wait, what? Is that really

interested enough in Jackson to

out my wolf to sniff at his soul but...nope, nothing. Jackson smirks, sensing what I'm doing and glancing over at me.

you don't take

the talisman. Jackson grins and

up at him with eyes that

Jackson says, reaching out and putting a warm hand on her shoulder. "I'm glad you have it.

grins up at him,

“Well, if we have a way to get to

Midnight asks, turning to him in

mostly out of

scoops her up in her arms. "Really?" I say, my eyes misting already. "We - we can go

says,