The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy
Because, I mean…I had forgotten about that completely.
“Why do none of you read the textbooks,” Jackson mutters, shaking his head and turning his full attention back to Jesse. “Concentrate on me, Jess, okay?”
Jesse draws in a deep breath, sucking in some of the shadows along with it, but he nods shakily to Jackson as he does. Slowly, almost imperceptibly, the shadows begin to slow in their rotation and I realize, wide-eyed, that Jackson is right – that the shadows are tied to Jesse. As Jesse calms, so do they.