The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy Chapter 151

“Um,” I say, my face suddenly burning with my blush as I glance downward, not knowing what to say –

Or how to feel –

Because, I mean, it’s not that I don’t…don’t like it…because I think I do!? I just – this is all very new, and very fast…

Luca inhales sharply as he takes in my blush, the direction of my glance, and the position of our bodies that initiated such a reaction in me. And he bursts into a smile.

I groan, whipping my hands up to my face and covering it as my cheeks redden even further.

“No, stop!” he says, laughing lightly and subtly moving his hips away so that he’s not pressed so blatantly against me. “Don’t be embarrassed, Ariel.” He laughs more though, pulling my hands away and pressing more kisses to my hot cheeks.

“I’m sorry,” I murmur, shaking my head.

“Stop,” he commands, lifting his face to look me in the eyes. “Please, Ariel, it’s my fault – I got carried away.”

“You didn’t!” I protest. “It’s fine – let’s keep going –“ I raise my chin then, closing my eyes, fully intending to continue making out with my mate, but to my surprise he just laughs again and shifts his position, rolling onto his side and taking me with him so that we’re face-to-face, instead of with him on top. I open my eyes, curious and a little guilty, wondering if I’ve killed the mood, or –

“I’m sorry,” he murmurs, his face still close to mine, stroking my cheek with his thumb. “I should have realized that you’d be surprised –“

I frown at him, confused. “Why should you have realized that?”

His smile deepens. “Because you’re a virgin, Ariel.”

My frown develops into a glare. “Why do you think that, Luca!?”

But he just bursts into laughter, shaking his head at me and grinning. I sigh, rolling my eyes and giving it up.

“Oh fine,” I huff, looking away. “I am. But how did you know!?”

He shrugs. “Just a hunch. You’re so sweet – and you can be…well, very innocent, Ari.”

I open my mouth to protest but he silences me with a swift kiss.

“It’s not an insult,” he says after a moment when he pulls away, shaking his head. “It’s just the truth, yeah? You’re not…very experienced in all of this, which is fine. It makes sense that you wouldn’t have as much experience in these areas. I should have gone slower – eased you into it. I’m sorry – I got swept up in the moment.”

I bite my lip, worried.

“What?” he asks, nudging me again with his nose.

“I don’t want you to have to go at a glacial pace just for my sake, if that’s not what you want,” I sigh, wrapping my hands in the fabric of his uniform and tugging him closer, wanting him to be as happy as I am.

“It’s not for your sake, it’s for our sake,” he whispers, tucking my hair back behind my ear. “It’s about us together, not either of us individually. And it’s not easy, learning about…sex, and all this romance stuff.”

I blush again, scowling and looking away.

Luca suddenly laughs again. “What?” he says, squeezing me tighter, insistent. “Talk to me, little mate. What are you thinking?”

“I’m just suddenly wishing I was a lot sluttier,” I mutter, looking away, still a little embarrassed. Luca’s laugh deepens as I continue. “Honestly, then I’d know all of this, and you wouldn’t have to put the breaks on your own instincts just to accommodate me –“

“Oh no, Princess,” Luca murmurs, grabbing me again – I’m finding that I like this being grabbed and rolled around thing very much, I note – and pulling me so that I’m laying on top of him now, my hair falling loose around both of us. “I’ve been slutty enough for both of us in the past ten years – and I’m going to very much enjoy teaching you everything I know.”

I grin down at my mate, my fingers brushing against his cheek as my eyes dart over his beautiful face, his warm smile. “Everything?”

“Oh,” he murmurs, his hand coming up to knot his fingers in my hair, “absolutely everything.”