The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

I sigh and drop my head back on my pillow as I finish my sandwich, curling up tight and pressing my eyes shut, going over every moment of my conversation with Luca in my

head.

Thinking about his handsome face, the way his eyes fell to my mouth, the ran down his spine —

The fact that I did that to him…

This is…

I sigh, feeling suddenly overwhelmed.

Because this is getting into some dangerous grounds, isn’t it?

way

the shiver

Some wonderful grounds, my wolf corrects, curling into a little crescent and tucking her nose warmly beneath the edge of her tail. Sneak back over – let’s see if we can make him go all shivery again!

No, I growl inwardly, shaking my head. Because as much as I’m completely distracted and fascinated by my new connections, I have to resist the urge to explore them right now. There’s far too much at stake –

If I let Luca or Jackson in too much, I could get caught and then I risk losing my shot at trying myself in the Academy and I’ll risk having to go home and fulfill my promise to marry Prince Edward. As much as I’m intrigued…

I have to keep my distance. Which means doing my best to avoid my mates during the two weeks of candidacy.

I can do that, right? Mates are forever – I will have time to explore my connections with them later, and right now I need to turn my mind to other things.

I can do this, I tell myself with a steady nod, my eyes still pressed shut.

No you can’t, my wolf sighs sleepily, closing her eyes.

But I just ignore her, determined, and steady my breathing, willing myself to fall asleep.

When a hand shakes my arm the next morning, I gasp awake out of a much–needed deep.

in

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dreamless sleep.

his perch on the side of my bed.

so quiet. Usually the mornings here are a mess of noise, all the candidates

from the side of the bed. “We’re going

god,” I sigh, but I pull my blankets off and hop down softly, taking note of the single finger pressed to Jesse’s lips as he glances towards the still–sleeping Rafe. I grimace, realizing that if we’re going

going to

quietly to the bathroom for our morning ablutions and then out the door of the barracks. As we pass my bunk I smile at my brother’s sleeping form, grateful

again, in our big crazy family there wasn’t much choice but to be

the door to the barracks and slips a friendly arm around my shoulders as we walk out into the dawn light, the fresh morning air

I ask, confused. “Like, why are we able to just

the hills. “Candidates are all here voluntarily and they’re all determined to hold themselves to

we can just come and go at will?”

early morning run. Which is what we’re doing.” He gives me a wink and a little squeeze around the

jaw drops open before I scowl

lied,” he says, grinning at me and starting off on the track

with my cousin, who

by his side until I’m panting for air while he, infuriatingly, barely breaks a sweat. When we get to the top of a hill he signals

me,” I gasp, glaring at

and Uncle Dom have been prepping Rafe and I for this since we were kids.” He takes a deep breath, looking out

and Rafe got to become bastions of athletic prowess and I got to train to be a perfect wife and Queen.”

my bitterness while still pointing out the truth.

I ask, my

not your mate – so why the hell would we let you go into a marriage that we knew would fail? But Aunt Ella said you had to be free to make your

you knew the whole time too? And wait

little and runs his hand through

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a little bit.”

I do. Jesse –

work out in that way, but the fact that your mate is here? Training for the Academy at the same time you are?” he shrugs and grins at me, a little baffled. “Honestly, I

with him. “It feels like…grandma has a hand in

a little at our inside joke of calling

and I turn to him, a little surprised to hear him use my full name in

what to do, and that you’ve already got an overprotective big brother to play this role. But…” he hesitates

a little confused.

your mate – he hasn’t figured out who you are yet,

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