The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy novel Chapter 905

Mark cries out, just slightly, as his wolf howls and scratches and begs him to go forward, to grab the door, to push it open, to find her, to grab her into his arms –

Mate mate mate mate mate – he snarls again and again, over and over in Mark’s mind.

And Mark groans, because he knows – he knows his wolf does this, that he lets his impulses take control, and that he – Mark – knows better. Knows that this poor girl – she’s just afraid. But -

God, who is she?

Who – whose baby is she carrying!?

Should be our baby, his wolf snarls, angry now. Go kill him, whoever took her, whoever took our Luna, it will be our baby – we will kill him, and then she will be ours –

Mark groans, putting his head in his hands, digging his fingers into his hair.

And then he does the only thing that he can think of – the only thing that works when his wolf takes over like this, and he shifts.

Shifts into his wolf and then runs, runs as far and as fast as he can, letting the exercise wear his wolf down.

Mark runs through the mostly silent halls of the palace, mentally begging his mother’s forgiveness as he disobeys her and dashes through the doors, past the guards who shout after him, out into the parkland beyond.

And the entire time – with every footfall – his mind turns over the same word.

Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit.

Because there’s only so far and so fast that Mark can run before his life catches up to him. And right now, he has no idea how the hell he’s going to face it.

“All right, big boy,” Jesse says, laughing and giving Rafe a shove into his room. “You go sleep this off. We’ll figure it out tomorrow.”

Jackson and Ariel call their little goodnights as they continue down the hall, Jackson carrying the exhausted Ariel in his arms, her head on his shoulder. Jesse gives them a passive wave, his eyes still on the probably-too-drunk crown prince.

“Whattam I gonna do, Jess,” Rafe murmurs, turning and slumping in the door frame, not yet ready to turn towards his bed.