The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy novel Chapter 579

When I get into the room, though, I’m a little surprised to see that no one’s sitting in the living room area – that there’s only a little covered plate there, apparently waiting for me.

“Over here!” Rafe calls, and I turn my head to see him sitting on his bed with Jackson across from him, a bunch of papers spread out between them. My face bursts into a smile to see them hard at work. Jackson’s eyes move immediately over me, assessing, making sure that I’m all right – always his first priority. But down the bond I feel a warm rush of love and affection and happiness that I instantly return.

“Hi!” I say, bouncing over to them. “What are you –“

“Nope!” Rafe says, pointing a finger at me that stops me in my tracks. “We’re busy, and we’re tired, and we need to get this done. You, baby trouble, will only distract.”

My mouth falls open and I cross my arms over my chest. “So rude, brother. I just wanted to say hello.”

“Liar, you wanted to jump up in Jacksons’ arms and get him all worked up,” Rafe murmurs, dropping his attention back to the papers in front of them – plans for the Game, surely.

I shift my eyes immediately to Jackson, who looks at me a little wistfully, and guilt pulses through me because…well. Yup. That’s exactly what I want to do.

Jackson’s face bursts into a smile and he turns away from me, even though his wolf howls to see him do it. “Rafe’s right,” he says with a sigh, “I’ll see you in a little bit. Let us concentrate while we can.”

I push my luck for a minute, taking a second to tell Rafe that I’ve been down to see Daphne and asking if he’s okay with it that I invited her over to the room tomorrow. He stills for a moment but then clears his throat, trying to hide a smile as he assures me that it’s totally fine – why wouldn’t it be?

“Just wanted to make sure it was okay,” I say with a sly smile, looking between the two of them.

“Of course it is,” Rafe growls, looking down at his paperwork and waving a hand at me. “Now away, distraction. We have things to do.”

“Fine fine,” I sigh, looking around. “Where’s Jess?”

“In the nook,” Rafe murmurs.

I squeak in horrified surprise, looking over at my special cozy area and noting that the curtain is indeed closed. “What the hell is he doing in there!?”

“He said he needed to decompress,” Jackson says, his voice low like he doesn’t believe it at all. “And that he was usurping it as an unclaimed and unused private territory.”

“What a nerd,” I mutter, waving to my brother and my mate over my shoulder as I storm over to my nook, grabbing my plate of food on the way. When I get there, I rip open the curtain.