The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy novel Chapter 574

I turn towards Jackson in the quiet of the magic classroom, wrapping my arms around his waist, leaning my head against his chest, exhausted and spent and desperately shaken by everything that happened.

We stand there, quite quiet, for a long time with Jackson quietly stroking my hair, resting his cheek on the top of my head. “I love you so much, Ariel,” he murmurs. “I’m sorry this was so stressful for you.”

I sigh, knowing that it’s more stressful than he realizes but…also knowing that I have to give our situation some deep thought before I go spilling out the details to one mate and not the other. So I put it aside for the moment, making a solemn promise to myself to think it through tonight before I fall asleep.

“Stressful for you too, puppy,” I murmur into his chest. “You got your own set of weird news.”

“Nothing I can’t handle,” he says, sighing and lifting his head. I peer up at him, loving him quite desperately, not even allowing myself to consider what it would be like if the Goddess took him away. Because it’s not happening – not ever. “What do you what to do?” he asks.

“Hmm?” I turn my head to the side.

“You’re a little late for your lesson with Blaze,” he says quietly, glancing up at the clock. “But if you’d rather just go lay in bed and relax, I’m sure he’d let you off –“

“No,” I say, straightening up and turning to look at the clock with a frown. “No, I want to go to that. Will you walk me?”

“Of course,” Jackson says, leaning down and taking my chin in his hands, tilting it up so that he can press a warm, lingering kiss to my mouth. “I’ll walk you anywhere you want to go, little fire sprite.”

I grin up at my mate, love swelling in my chest. And then I slip my hand into his, wanting his touch no matter the fact that we’re risking my secret. And Jacks – he doesn’t let my hand go as we slip out of the room, heading down a set of stairs towards the gyms.

When Jackson and I turn the corner into the hallway where the smaller gyms are located, Luca pushes himself up from his place by the door, his eyes instantly scanning over me.

“What happened?” he asks, moving closer to us, reaching for me. “You’re never late like this – what happened?”