Their Hidden Princess (Zora) novel Chapter 216

Chapter 216

The uproar that sparked after Thorne said his piece was voracious. I kept my teeth sunk in my bottom lip to keep myself from laughing. This was insane.

Thorne couldn’t possibly think that I was a succubus, could he?

Keverow slammed her gavel into the desk. “Silence!” she bellowed. “This is absurd! The unprofessionalism in this court room is insane!”

The crowd hushed down slightly but there were still lingering whispers amongst the crowd. Keverow looked down to the lower desk where Thorne was sitting. His chin was still held high. I wanted to smack the smug look off his stupid face.

“Alpha Blythwitch,” Keverow said to Thorne. “This is a serious accusation. Succubi have yet to be proven to exist in our world.”

“I’m certain they do,” Thorne turned to glare at me. “One’s in this very room.”

Again, there were some hushed whispers behind me. I tried to school my face but the anger seemed to be permeating off of my skin. I looked up to see Keverow had one eyebrow raised at me.

“Miss Smith,” she said. “Do you have anything to say to these accusations?”

“So much to say,” I replied. “Some of it isn’t appropriate but I’ll be sure to tell Blythwitch at a different time.” “Watch your tone,” Keverow snapped. “I won’t have any more of you nonsense today.”

I narrowed my eyes at her but bit my tongue to keep myself from getting in even more trouble than I was already in. Instead, I sighed. “I didn’t seduce Val–Headmaster Lunerly. I believe he’s my fated mate,” I started. ” Additionally, I was actually captured by the vampires. They strung me up and bled me dry.”

“And do you have anyone to corroborate that story?” Keverow pressed.

“Maximus Wolfham and Kairos Moonraiser,” I stated, chin up.

“Very well,” Keverow stated. “I call fourth High Alpha Moonraiser and High Alpha Wolfham for questioning.”

The main doors to the atrium swung open and my two mates walked in. Each was wearing a different degree of emotion. Maximus looked nervous, eyes darting around the room and throat bobbing as he swallowed. Kairos looked pissed, as per usual. His eyes were locked on Thorne and glaring daggers into his skull.

They approached the bench. The same man that pricked Thorne’s finger came back from the shadows. Both Maximus and Kairos held out their hands. The man pricked their palms then returned to the shadows.

“High Alphas Moonraiser and Wolfham,” Keverow drawled, amused by something. “We have taken your blood and cast the spell on truth on you. If you lie to us, you will become violently ill and we will know that you are lying. Do you agree to tell the whole truth or receive the consequences?”

“I agree,” Maximus said before Kairos grunted in agreement as well.

“Very well,” Keverow adjusted the papers on her desk. “The student representative is free to question the new witnesses one by one.”

“High Alpha Moonraiser, please take the stand,” The student representative said.

Kairos walked around to the desk on the left side of Keverow. He made sure to glare once more at Thorne before he faced the student representative. Maximus moved to stand at my side. He gave me a curt nod, his hand flexing. I could tell her wanted to grab my hand and was fighting against it. I gave him a small smile just as our heartbeats synced up to beat in time.

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“Esteemed High Alpha Moonraiser,” the student representative cleared their throat. They seemed to be somewhat intimated by Kairos. I smirked to myself. That was my man. “I assume you’ve listened to the accusations listed by Alpha Blythwitch,” they continued. “Do you have evidence to refute the claims?”

“Yes,” Kairos said. The anger seemed to be seeping out of his pores. He turned and looked at me. Our eyes locked and I sent him a silent plea. Don’t go off the rails. Don’t lose control. He tuned back to look at the representative.

“I was there when Zora was taken by the vampires,” he stated. “I found the Princess high and reported her to the Headmaster.”

“Describe the scene as you viewed it when you found Miss Smith,” the rep pressed.

“She was strung up,” Kairos said. His tone seemed to change from anger to hurt. I ached to go comfort him but I stood grounded in my spot. His eyebrows knitted together as he recalled the scene. “Slashed in multiple places. Blood was pooling in a bucket below her. They were bleeding her. Keeping her blood for their consumption.”

The crowd gasped. I bit my tongue. I didn’t realize this was such a universal disgust among wolves. There was so much I still didn’t know about my own people.

“There were two vampires,” he stated. “Headmaster Lunerly attacked one and I brought the other one to submit before we helped Zora down.”

“Two?” the student representative questioned. They looked down at their notes. “The statement from Princess Amara’s deposition states that she was approached by three.”

Kairos shook his head. “No, there were only two.”

“Interesting,” the student representative mused. My heart thudded in my chest. I didn’t like where it was going. The student representative stepped from behind their podium. “Why would the Princess lie about a third vampire?”

“The fuck if I know,” Kairos spat.

“High Alpha,” Keverow sneered. “Language, please.”

“Amara is power–hungry,” Kairos continued. “I have no idea why she’d lie about that. Probably something to make herself look better.”

“Or perhaps Miss Smith took care of the third vampire herself?” the rep pressed.

Kairos frowned. “She couldn’t have,” he said. “She was tied up. There was no way she’d be able to do that.”

“Unless she was a succubus,” the rep continued. They paced in front of Kairos. My heart was slamming in my throat. “Then she could manipulate the minds of the vampires. Make them kill themselves, correct?”

“She’s not a succubus,” Kairos growled.

“No?” The rep raised an eyebrow. “Then tell me why you conceded in the third challenge against Miss Smith.” “What does that have to do with the vampires?” Kairos snapped. “I conceded of my own choice.”

“Or of Miss Smith’s doing?” The rep returned to the podium. The crowd started to whisper among themselves. I sighed shakily. That was their position.

“I did it. On. My. Own,” Kairos gritted out.

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