Their Hidden Princess (Zora) novel Chapter 226

Chapter 226

After that, there wasn’t much else to be done for myself and my fated mates. Valentin stayed behind to strategy with Victoria and the General. Kairos slunk away from Maximus and I when we weren’t looking. Given all the information he’d received that day, I wasn’t surprised.

I left before Maximus, who stayed behind to whisper hurriedly with his brother. They both seemed frantic as the spoke. After the General caught me staring twice, I excused myself out of the room.

I walked back across campus towards my dorm room. We were to be leaving as soon as possible. I was supposed to be packed and ready by nightfall. Given how little I owned, I wasn’t concerned. I was about halfway across campus when I heard my name called over my shoulder.

I looked to see Maximus running after me. He stopped short of me and stood there for a moment before he huffed out a breath.

“Hi,” he said.

“Hi,” I repeated, half a laugh. I shifted my weight. “So, the safe house?”

“The safe house,” Maximus said, nodding his head. “Yeah. You going back to pack?”

“Yeah,” I jerked my head over my shoulder. “You coming?”

“Yeah, yeah,” Maximus started walking towards our dorm. I walked in stride with him. The only noise was the crunching of our feet on the dried, frozen grass. The silence was so heavy and awkward that all I could do was let out a weird laugh.

“Alright?” Maximus asked.

“Sort of,” I half–laughed. “Just taking it all in.”

Maximus hummed. “Taking in being a Princess?”

“No. I mean – yes but-” I groan and stopped. I threw my head in my hands. “Sorry. I’m bad at this. I just – I want to explain.”

“So explain,” Max crossed his arms over his chest. His raised eyebrow told me I had a lot of it to do.

“Can I come over?” I said quickly. “Before we leave. I’ll tell you anything you want to know. Anything, really.”

Maximus sighed and looked off over my shoulder. He poked his tongue out slightly then started nodding. “Yeah, alright,” he said.

“Thank you,” I sighed in relief before I continued walking.

We got to our dorm and walked up the stairs to our respective doors. We shared one more look before parting. The anxiety was stirring in my chest as I opened my own door. It was made worse as I walked in to see Loren waiting for me on her bed.

“Hi?” I said, confused.

“Hi,” Loren slid off her bed.

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She immediately started ringing her wrists in her hands. Her mouth was set in a frown as she approached me, I peeled off the disgusting sweatshirt I’d been wearing since the guards had taken me and threw it in my laundry. I looked back at Loren and watched her pace across the floor between our desks.

“Loren?” I said, gently. “What’s wrong?

!?”

She sighed, her eyes slipping closed. She gnawed on her bottom lip before she huffed another breath and spoke.

“So, um, I didn’t get a chance to tell you,” she squeaked. “But rules here are a little different. We – we have a council of sorts. A student jury.”

I slammed my own eyes shut. Fuck. Fucking, fuck, fuck.

Loren was in the atrium.

She knew who I was.

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