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."

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

at you, all moon-eyed over your mate and baby-daddy," Rafe

Ariel says, snatching her glass of champagne off

Jackson, someday. But with Maryam, who still resents him a great deal, even if she perhaps doesn't hate him anymore? And

how will it ever

thought from his mind, raising his glass in

says, lowering his voice for the sake of secrecy. "Which no one else will admit, even

close. "To the best

you cheat off my commander exam next semester," Rafe says, laughing a little as he playfully narrows his eyes at

at him and raising her glass with such vehemence that a little bit of champagne sloshes over the side.

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 you two these past couple of months. Let's make a

Jesse says, clinking his glass against

I agree," Ariel says, her eyes getting

Jesse says, putting a hand on Ariels shoulder and nodding down to the baby Ariel laughs and shakes her head, dipping her face to press about six kisses in a row to her

slipping his arm fully around Ariel's shoulders

about to tell me all of the details about what's been