The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 1014

Ariel bursts out laughing and gestures out to the rest of the roof. "Of all the interference to our plans, you're going to point out this tiny, adorable, sleeping infant pup as the problem!?"

Both boys look down at the little dark-haired baby, whose amber eyes flicker open to betray her mother's words.

"Come on, kid!" Ariel hisses, smoothing a hand over the baby's soft little head. "You're blowing my cover!"

Rafe gasps, pointing towards the door. "And you brought your mate!? Ariel. Betrayal!"

Ariel spins towards the door to where Jackson appears, the second little baby strapped to his chest, this one fully asleep, just a little patch of rose-gold hair peeking out of her sling. "Jackson! What are you doing here!? I told you expressly to stay away!"

He stops at the top of the stairs and narrows his eyes at her. "You told me...to come up here and be sneaky so you didn't have to be away from the baby."

Jesse gasps and gives Ariel's shoulder a shove. "Subterfuge!"

"Jacks!” Ariel sighs, laughing as she smacks a hand to her forehead. "You and your daughter are determined to betray me."

"I'm very sorry, my love," Jackson says, laughing a little and sketching out a bow. "Clearly, I have failed you."

unable to help the smile that spreads over her lips. Jackson smiles at his girl and then waves to all of them and wanders over to Daphne and Midnight. Ariel watches him go, her eyes moving steadily over

at you, all moon-eyed over your mate and

of champagne off the counter and raising

- he does want what she has with Jackson, someday. But with Maryam, who still resents him a great deal, even if she

how will it ever

glass in turn. Jesse joins in, clinking them

voice for the sake of secrecy. "Which no

at him and leaning close. "To the best brother

my commander exam next semester," Rafe says, laughing a little as he playfully narrows his

at him and raising her glass with such vehemence that a little bit of champagne

moving between Jesse and Ariel, the two people who are perhaps closest to him in the world. "To more of this," he says quietly, a soft smile curling his lips. "I've missed

got it, my guy," Jesse says, clinking his glass against theirs before taking a

I agree," Ariel says, her eyes getting a

on the child," Jesse says, putting a hand on Ariels shoulder and nodding down to the baby Ariel laughs and shakes her head, dipping her

his arm fully around Ariel's

"Rafe was just about to tell me all of the