Their Hidden Princess (Zora) novel Chapter 227

Chapter 227

“Zora,” Loren said. She squeezed my hands. “Just, stop. I get it. I do. Well, kinda. I’m hurt but I understand.”

I blinked at her, water pooling in my eyes. “You’re not mad?”

“A little, yeah,” Loren cocked her head. “But I’ve never been in your position. I can’t claim I’d know what to do if I was you either. I mean, you’re a secret princess!”

I half–laughed and half choked out a sob. “A secret princess,”

“That’s, like, so bad ass,” Loren giggled. “I mean my best friend is a bad ass!”

The two of us erupted into a fit of hysteric giggles. I lobbed my arms around Loren’s shoulders and yanked her to me. We both sniffled slightly as we held on to one another. We stood for a moment before I pulled back.

“No more secrets,” Loren whispered.

“For real,” I agreed. I frowned. “Which, well, I guess I should tell you I’m leaving.”

“Leaving? Now?” Loren said.

I nodded. “They’re sending me and all my fated mates to a safe house. They want us to be safe from vampire attacks while we continue to train.”

“All your fated mates,” Loren repeated before shaking her head. She scoffed. “Should’ve known anyone with more than one fated mates would be royalty. No one I know even has two!”

I laughed along with her. The two of us separated and I went to my drawer to start packing. I shoved the three shirts in my one drawer on top of my bed. Loren hopped up next to them, her legs hanging off the side and swinging.

“So, Queen Luna is your mom?” she said.

“Unfortunately,” I mumbled. “She’s the lady who picked me up at the orphanage.”

“Wow,” Loren kicked her legs more. “That’s fucked up. She dropped you off and picked you up?”

“Yup,” I popped the “p” as I went to the next drawer and pulled a bunch of pants out of it.

“Do you know where you’re going?” Loren asked.

“Nope,”

“Do you know how long?”

“Uh, I guess until I can fight vampires?”

“And like save us or whatever?”

“I guess,”

“Wow,” Loren breathed. She sat up straight. “How am I gonna talk to you?!”

I paused my packing. “Do you not have cellphones?”

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“Not really,” Loren said. “Why have cellphones when we have magiks!”

As she said the last word, a purple orb appeared in her hands. It looked like a mix between the ones the guards were whispering two earlier and the one that the scribe had produced with the prophecy. It seemed to be pulsating with energy in a way that made me shrink away from it slowly.

“Sorry,” Loren mumbled. “Not my best work but it’ll do.”

She grabbed my wrist and pulled my palm face up. She gently guided the orb into my palm. I felt the energy humming against my skin. It felt warm and bubbly and homely. All of the things I’d come to associate with

Loren.

I pulled my fingers in and watched as the orb sunk into my palm. The energy flooded my skin then radiated across my entire body. I blinked as I neutralized myself. I looked back up at Loren.

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