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.

at me from his perch on the side of my bed. “Time to get up!”

because it’s so quiet. Usually the mornings here are a mess of noise, all the candidates getting

of the bed. “We’re going for a walk and a chat.”

pressed to Jesse’s lips as he glances towards the still–sleeping Rafe. I grimace, realizing that if we’re

only one thing we’re going to

and I sneak quietly to the bathroom for our morning ablutions and then out the door of the barracks. As we pass my

our big crazy family there wasn’t much choice but to be able to sleep through a great

my shoulders as we walk out into the dawn light, the fresh morning air bracing as the door shuts behind us. But as

guards?” I ask, confused. “Like, why are we able to just walk in and out

to hold themselves to the rules. Because the school is going to cut the bottom 20% anyway, there’s no reason

come and go at will?” I ask.

at me and shrugs. “Some cadets like to go for an early morning run. Which is what we’re doing.”

scowl

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

my cousin, who I know is only doing this for my benefit

a long while as he puts me through my paces, making me stay 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 to me to take a break

fitter than me,” I gasp, glaring at him. “I do…ballet. I

grins at me and laughs a little. “You have hobbies, Ari. Dad and Uncle Dom have been prepping Rafe and I for this since we were kids.” He takes a deep breath, looking out

to such a beautiful landscape. “I hate that you and Rafe got to become bastions of athletic prowess and I got to train to be a

gently, letting me have my bitterness while still pointing out the truth. “That was

I ask, my

was not your mate – so why the

stare at him, baffled by this. “So, you knew the whole time too? And wait – they had this conversation in front of

his hand through his hair.

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a little bit.”

laughing as I do. Jesse – he’s always been

that way, but the fact that your mate is here? Training

whisper, nodding with him. “It

head a little at our inside joke of calling an all–powerful moon goddess “grandma.”

and I turn to him, a little surprised to hear him use my full name in such serious tones. I raise

you’re a big girl now, and that I have no right to tell you what to do, and that you’ve already got an overprotective big brother to play this role. But…” he hesitates and I step closer, wanting to hear what he has to say. “Just…maybe

I ask, a little

your mate – he hasn’t figured out who you

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