The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy novel Chapter 721

I gasp, pain flaring in my neck, my wolf howling and scrambling away in my soul as I put my hands on Luca’s chest and shove him away, hard.

He gasps too, his eyes flying wide as he falls to the side and I pull myself from beneath him, huddling up against the headboard and staring at him, my hand slapped to my bleeding neck where –

Where he marked me –

“Ariel,” he whispers, panting, staring at me in utter shock and fear. “What – what’s wrong?!”

“Luca!” I gasp, tears springing to my eyes – half betrayal and half pain. “Why – why did you do that!?”

“What are you talking about,” he breathes, leaning closer to me, horrified. “Ariel, I’m so sorry – did I do it wrong?” He reaches for where my hand is still pressed too my neck, where I can feel blood slipping from between my fingers.

“You weren’t supposed to do it at all!” I cry out, tears starting to streak down my cheeks as I stare at him, shaking my head. “I didn’t – I wasn’t ready, Luca!”

“Wh-what?” he whispers, scootching closer, still reaching for me, clearly desperately upset to see me reacting like this. “Ariel, I’m sorry, I didn’t know – obviously, I’ve never done this before – was I supposed to wait? I’m sorry, you’re right, I should have waited until towards the end – I didn’t know it would hurt that much –“

“No, Luca!” I sob, shaking my head at him, anger welling in me now too. “I wasn’t ready for the mark at all! I didn’t – I didn’t want it today –“

My wolf howls, anxiously darting back and forth, shaking with her pain and anxiety, throwing herself down to the ground and rolling around like she can get the scent off of her. Luca’s wolf just stands by, perfectly still, watching her in horror.

The scent – the new scent – my changed scent, so it’s mixed with Luca’s now –

Oh, god, everyone will know. I hang my head and begin to sob.

“What…what are you talking about, Ariel?” Luca asks, his voice harder. I raise my eyes and see his face ghostly pale. “You didn’t want my mark?”