Their Hidden Princess (Zora and Maximus) novel Chapter 289

Zora’s POV

Kairos, Max, and Thorne moved at once, immediately pulling me back away from Neo and stepping into the new space between

him and me.

Neo glared at them, but when his eyes reached mine, I could see the hurt in his. My heart ached with regret. Maybe I had overreacted, but he hadn’t listened. I liked when he kissed me, but he had done so this time for all the wrong reasons. Then he hadn’t stopped when I’d wanted him too.

The cut on his lip healed quickly but the drip of blood still clung to his chin, a reminder of what had happened.

I tried to calm myself, but my heart was still racing in lust and anger both.

“We all need a minute to cool down,” I said. “Neo, please don’t leave, but… maybe go for a walk.”

“I won’t go far,” he said, his words clipped, curt. He turned like he was forcing himself through the movement, then slowly walked away.

I turned too and walked into the house. Max and Thorne stayed with me, but Kairos remained outside. Maybe guarding the door. Maybe going for a walk of his own. Maybe keeping an eye on Neo. I didn’t know which, and I couldn’t worry about that right now.

With how fast my heart was beating, I needed a moment to breathe.

Max and Thorne followed me into my bedroom, but they stayed nearer the door as I walked to my bed and flopped down upon it. No one said a word. I barely resisted screaming into my pillow.

When the other mates had been welcomed into the fold, there had been tensions, but it was nothing like this. They’d each eventually accepted the others, and while some jealousy lingered, I had worked hard to show them that they were all special to me in their own ways. They seemed to accept that.

But Neo was different. It was as if he was purposefully making things difficult, unwilling to allow the others any space in my heart. He wanted it all, all of me, heart, body, and soul, and wasn’t willing to share.

But I had five mates. If he wanted to be with me, he had to share.

What a disaster. What was I supposed to do? How could I even begin to make this better? Especially when he wouldn’t listen to me, and none of my other mates trusted him?

“He wants to be everything to you,” Max said. “With the rest of us out of the picture.”

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