The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy novel Chapter 827

She narrows her eyes at him, trying to figure out what about that could be funny, and he laughs.

Midnight turns her head at Jesse, curious. “Why are you upset? We have so many nice new things – how could you be upset?”

Jesse frowns at her. “How’d you know I was upset?”

“You get a big line,” she murmurs, drawing a finger between her own eyebrows and the perfectly smooth skin there. “It’s all angry and bothered, like you got scratched by a weasel.”

Jesse laughs again. “How on earth do you know what weasels are?”

“We have Weasels of Darkness here, Jesse,” she says, looking at him with wide eyes and nodding seriously. “You do not want to mess with them.”

Jesse laughs again but her face falls into a frown.

“Seriously, Jess,” she says, her shoulders slumping. “Our lives are so good right now. Better than they’ve ever been. And soon your Juniper will be Queen of the Underworld – she’s much prettier than the seal girl. Why are you so sad?”

“Because, Mids,” Jesse says, reaching out a hand for her. She quickly scurries to the side of his new single-person cot, taking his hand. “Seeing June just made me worried about the rest of my family. You took me away from a war. They could be hurt, or dying. I can’t help them while I’m here.”

She frowns, squeezing his hand, and he can tell that even if she doesn’t fully understand…she wants to.

“Please, Midnight,” Jesse says, looking at her earnestly. “Please take me back. Take us back.”

She snarls, her eyes going dark, and she whips her hand from his. “I’m not taking you there, Jesse.”

“Please,” he begs, sitting up, reaching for her hand again, wanting to honestly plead his case. “My family is all there – our family – it will be so good –“

“Your family is there, but so is that whore.” Midnight bares her teeth as she glares at her mate.

Jesse just drops his hand and doesn’t say anything, because Midnight’s not wrong. He has been thinking about Daphne – dreaming about her every night - even if he feels guilt about it with every breath he takes, because he knows it’s not fair to Midnight or to Daph. But still, he can’t help it – he’s still in love with her. His wolf howls the confirmation in his soul.

“I am never taking you there,” Midnight snarls, standing sharply up and storming across the yurt, grabbing her little purple backpack as she goes.

“Then take me to the Atalaxians!” Jesse pleads, pushing even though he knows he shouldn’t – he knows that Midnight doesn’t budge when she’s lost her temper like this. “I want to see what they’re building! You should show me!”