The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy novel Chapter 235

And now he thinks he’s lost me.

And he’s just…gone.

“Stay here, Ariel,” Jesse says, and I jump when I realize that he’s standing at my side. “I’ll go after Jacks. Just…stay in the room, all right?”

“Jesse,” I murmur, reaching for him, apology all over my face.

“It’s fine,” my good cousin says, taking my hand and giving it a little squeeze. “I mean, it’s not fine, but…” he sighs, shaking his head. “We’re fine, all right? Deal with your drama, I’ll be back when I can.”

And with that, my cousin storms off after my mate.

I turn back to Luca, who I’m surprised to see standing staring at me in a newly determined way, his hands on his hips. “I’m not doing this,” he says, shaking his head, his voice set. “End things with him, Ariel – I’m not…I can’t do this. I love you too damn much to share you with that jackass.”

Luca tears his eyes from me like he can’t bear to look at me anymore and strides for the door, yanking it open and likewise starting down the hall. I stare after him with my jaw open – not because what he said is really that surprising or even unfair…

I just…

God, what the fuck just happened? How did the entire world just explode within the last five minutes – all my carefully veiled secrets, ripped open at once…

“I’ll take care of that one,” Rafe says, sending me a glance as he, too, strides for the door. “But don’t even think that we’re done talking about this, Ariel.”

I don’t say anything, just watching in shock as Rafe, too, passes through the door and slams it shut behind him.

And then the room is…absolutely silent. Stupidly silent, after everything that just happened.