Their Hidden Princess (Zora) novel Chapter 217

Chapter 217

Maximus took the stand and sat down quietly. Both the representative and Keverow were shuffling their papers. Kairos was still trying to lock my pinky with his. I locked as with Maximus as he settled himself. He gave me a soft smile,

“High Alpha Wolfham,” the representative cut through our stares. Maximus pulled his gaze from mine and I tried to swallow the lump in my throat. Maximus nodded at the rep. They raised an eyebrow.

“Esteemed High Alpha Wolfham,” they said. “I assume you’ve listened to the accusations listed by Alpha Blythwitch. Do you have evidence to refute the claims?”

“I do,” Maximus said. His tone was much more careful than Kairos’s. Less angry and more critical. “I wasn’t there on the day of her capture. But I saw Zora after. She had been sent to the infirmary. Her cuts were taking forever to heal. They were clearly made by vampires. She also had a few bites on her.”

The crowd murmured around the atrium. I nodded at Maximus. This was good irrefutable evidence. The student rep stepped out from around the podium again. Any hope I had was gone when they turned over their shoulder to smirk at me. They turned back to Maximus.

“So, you weren’t there on the day in which Alpha Blythwitch saw Miss Smith working with the vampires?” They asked.

Max nodded, “Correct. Just the aftermath.”

“And so, what are you trying to prove?” the student rep snorted. I almost got out of my seat and throttled them. They paced again. “You only saw the vampire bites? Not the vampires biting Zora?”

“No,” Maximus was starting to get riled up. “But I saw the bites. Are you saying they were staged?”

The rep shrugged. “They could be,” they said. “What other evidence do you have besides this weak one?”

Maxímus took a deep breath. He looked across the room to lock eyes with me again. “I know Zora,” he said. “I know who she is. I know who she wants to be. I’m her fated mate, I’ve seen the depths of her soul and I know she is pure.”

“I’m sorry,” The student rep said. “Are you saying Miss Smith has two fated mates?”

Maximus jerked back to the student rep. “I-”

“Because Miss Smith said that the Headmaster is her fated mate,” The student rep cut Maximus off. Kairos swore under his breath next to me. “Are you implying Miss Smith has two fated mates?”

“I–I-” Max looked at me once more then looked back to the rep. “Yes,” he finally choked out. “She has three.”

The crowd murmured behind us.

“Three?!” The rep balked. “That’s unheard of in the wolf world. And who might that third be?”

“Me,” Kairos spoke up from next to me.

The crowd turned from a murmur to a roar. Keverow brought her gavel down again and demanded for silence. She leaned over her desk to leer at me.

“Miss Smith, is this true?” she snapped. “Are you fated to Headmaster Lunerly, High Alpha Moonraiser and High Alpha Wolfham?”

I looked at Kairos then at Maximus. I wished Valentin was here. I need his strength and support. But he was nowhere to be found. I made the mistake of looking at Thorne. His glare cut me to the core. I couldn’t lie. Not when my men were standing here defending me.

I nodded slightly.

The crowd exploded.

Immediately, people were on their feet, jamming fingers at me in accusations.

“Witch!”

“Whore!”

“Seductress!”

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