The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy novel Chapter 377

Chapter 0377

"But he didn't mark me," I whisper.

"But he might," Luca says, his brows going up.

And I don't say anything - not a word. Because honestly, this morning? If Jackson had offered me his mark, I'd have taken it. It was that intense, that real between us. It always has been.

But...how can I tell Luca that without breaking his heart?

How can I tell Luca that I want his mark too? That I want both of them, not one or the other?

I just stare down at my gorgeous, heartbroken mate, and sigh. Because I don't know what to do.

"I don't know if I can do this, Ariel, Luca whispers, his eyes drifting shut. "If you're sleeping with him - or close enough to it that he's scent marking you, which we all know is this incredibly intimate act...I don't know if I can do this."

My lip starts to shake with dread, with horror. Because..I mean, is Luca rejecting me?

I look up, frantic, at my brother and my cousin, not knowing what to do. Silently, I beg them for help, beg them to intercede - because ....

I am at the end of my rope here. And I'm terrified that I'm about to lose my mate- and if I do, my heart will shatter into a thousand pieces right here in Jackson's room.

"Okay!" Rafe says, stepping forward, his face tense, his mind clearly racing.

Jesse slowly lifts his arm from Rafe's shoulder, looking around, worried. Jackson stays quite still at his place against the wall, not moving an inch.

I start almost to pant with worry, not knowing what my next step should be.

"What if," Rafe continues slowly, clearly thinking it through as he goes, watching me with anxiety all over his face, sensing that I'm out of answers and desperate for a solution. "There were...limits."

"Limits?" Jesse asks, a little under his breath as he raises a hand to rub his eye. "What are you talking about?" "Well," Rafe continues, spreading out a hand. "Luca...is having trouble dealing with the idea that Jackson might mark Ariel. So....what if we agreed that...he won't."