The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0236
“Jacks!”
Jackson hears his name called behind him, but he doesn’t register it, or doesn’t
care. Instead, he just continues to stride forward in the dark, not really knowing
where he’s going, just needing to get...out. Get away. Disappear into the night,
into the wilds, into... whatever.
Any place but that castle.
Any place but here.
“Jacks! You asshole!” the voice comes again, closer this time, and Jackson's
instincts make him pay attention to it, his wolf turning inside him to growl at
whatever’s coming. “Slow down! I know you can hear me!”
Jackson moves on, determined, but inside him his wolf turns again, raising his
nose a little, a whine in his throat. Jackson pushes him away, but the wolf
persists, pressing his snout into Jackson’s hand. Come on, the wolf says, listen.
It's Jesse. We like Jesse.
Jackson is the one growling now, insisting that he doesn't like anyone, but his
wolf just nuzzles against his hand, sad, not wanting to run anymore. So Jackson
sighs, and slows, and turns when Jesse's footsteps come near.
“What the hell man,” Jesse says, bending over and panting a little, “I've been
chasing you for like, twenty minutes!”
“Should have been faster,” Jackson mutters, shrugging and looking away,
shoving his hands deep into his pockets.
“Don't be a dick,” Jesse growls. “I'm trying to be nice to you, the least you could
dois let
me.”
“Nice to me?” Jackson huffs, turning to glare at Jesse a little. “Do you seriously
think that’s going to fix anything?”
“Yeah, Jacks,” Jesse says, standing up straight and crossing his arms, “I think
that being nice to you is just going to make Ariel magically not have a second
mate. Obviously, that's what I think.”
Jackson narrows his eyes. “You're being a jerk, Jesse,” he growls, turning to walk
away again. “Jacks!” Jesse groans, and Jackson tugs his arm out of Jesse's
grasp when Jesse grabs it.”
Don’t you get it!? I am being nice to you! This is what people do!”
“What?” Jackson asks, still walking but turning towards the slightly smaller Alpha
to glare at him. “Do what? You're not doing anything — you're just bothering me —"
“Exactly!” Jesse exclaims, keeping pace with Jackson's long stride. “That's what
people do! People who care about each other! When something shitty happens,
you show up, and you're just there!”
“That doesn’t do anything,” Jackson grumbles, discontent — but honestly, nothing,
really, would work for him right now. Nothing can make this better — nothing will
make this better.
Ariel — Ari — his mate. But she’s not really his, is she? He'd thought he’d had her,
he’d thought for a blissful couple of days that she was his. That everything was
going to be okay. That for once he had...like, a shot at this life, at this thing they
call happiness.
But he never really had it, did he?
No, it was all an illusion. Because she was lying the whole time.
“Jackson,” Jesse sighs, grabbing his arm again and making him stop.
Or, well, Jackson agrees to stop — because Jesse...he’s not big enough to
actually stop him. But they pause anyway, on the top of a hill, darkness all
around. And Jackson hangs his head as he waits, because...well, where is there
to go, anyway?
“This is me trying to do something, all right?” Jesse says, his voice softer now,
his hand. gentle on Jackson's arm. “Something shitty happens, and even though
they can’t do anything about it, the people who care about you show up. And they
hang around. So, please. stop walking away from me and let me do that for you!”
“Why?” Jackson growls, not getting it.
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be there!” Jesse exclaims, throwing out his hands. “To show you that I care,
are, that you're not alone! To...stop you from throwing yourself into a ditch, or
whatever!” Jesse pauses, staring at Jackson, waiting for him to respond, but
Jackson just stands perfectly still, staring at him. “Or to throw you into a ditch, if
you keep being an asshole about it.”
At this, Jackson huffs a laugh.
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So would you stop running away?
Jesse mutters, crossing his arms
now, a little cold in the night air now
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that he’s not running around after the
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“Fine,” Jackson says with a shrug. There’s a long moment of silence. “So, what
do we do
now?”
“Whatever you want,” Jesse murmurs. “Walk. Sit. Just...exist, if you want to. Or
you could...
talk to me about it.”
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Jackson stares at Jesse like he's
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insane if he thinks that's going to
happen, and to his surprise Jesse
bursts out laughing, taking a step
forward and clapping a hand on
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Jackson's shoulder. “Jacks, seriously,
I need you to tell me...did you grow up
under a bridge or something? Why
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And Jackson sighs, a long, deep breath, and just looks down at the ground.
And Jesse sighs with him, realizing that...well, that the answer is because
nobody ever has comforted him. And Jesse's heart, like Ariel's, absolutely breaks
for this guy.
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Come on, you weirdo,” Jesse
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murmurs, pushing on Jackson's
shoulder warmly and turning him a
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bit. “Let's do a little walk. You don't
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ave to say a damn word to me. I
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