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.

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

a result of the cleaning away of the corruption.

didn't need a stupid rock." Midnight finishes, turning back to Jackson's, looking at

out to her. "Maybe we can...make it a necklace or

a step, gasping up at him. "Jackson, it's - it's too precious

because...wait, what?

enough in Jackson to give him such

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

his shoulder at our bedroom. "If you don't take it I'll just throw it in the bottom of a pack at the

lunging for the talisman. Jackson grins and lets

it tight to her chest, looking up at him with eyes

out and putting a warm hand

at him,

his hands against his thighs and standing up. “Well, if

Midnight asks, turning to him

gesturing for everyone to stand as well. We all obey, mostly out of

in her arms. "Really?" I say, my eyes misting already.

Midnight says,