Their Hidden Princess Novel

---- Chapter 107 | frowned. "Max, you don't have to-" "Shut up and let me help," he said under his breath. He glanced down at me. "Don't make this a bigger deal than it needs to be and she won't either." The two of us started towards Amara's stuff. She must've had twelve suitcases, all either cheetah print of electric blues and pinks. Each was stuffed to the brim and weighed fifty pounds. | thanked God that Max and Valentin had been training me. Had | still had my human strength, | would've fallen over after lifting one. Max, of course, held up three like he was holding us a feather.

The two of us were about to walk off to the dorms when Amara called out, again. "Zora," | was beginning to grow annoyed by my own name by then. "Who's your friend?" Max dropped the suitcases and turned around. He immediately bowed to Amara before meeting her eyes. "Princess Amara," "Maximus," Amara all but purred. She sauntered over to stand directly in front of Maximus. All of the attention she'd had in making me miserable was now lost as she looked at Max like he ---- was naked. "| didn't know you went to this school," Amara went on. "It's the best Alpha Academy," Maximus said, plainly.

"I wish to be as capable of a warrior as your mother. To get that education, | came here." "Interesting," Amara mused. | could almost hear the purring in her heart from where | stood. She lifted one long, pointed nail and pressed it gently into the front collar of Maximus's shirt "And my mother's proposal," she dragged her nail down Maximus's chest on his sternum. My blood started to boil as he nail dipped lower and lower. "Have you-" Her claw danced on the line of Maximus's pants before skimming over his belt. "- considered it?" | watched as Maximus's nostrils flared.

The crowd around us was still watching the interaction between the two of them. | stood to the side, rippling with anger yet unable to do anything to the "princess." Maximus turned to glance at me. His eyes softened slightly only to harden as he turned back to Amara. Then, he defied everyone in the crowd's thoughts by stepping closer to me. | could've sworn | heard a few gasps come from the crowd. | looked out and saw Loren with a smug smirk etched into her ---- lips. So much for her being pissed with me. Maximus looked Amara dead in the eyes.

| didn't need to be her to know how steely his expression was. "| thank the Queen for her consideration," he deadpanned. "But I'll have to decline." Amara scoffed. "Decline?" she almost spat. "I don't think this offer was one that could be 'declined'?" Maximus took another step towards me and Amara's eyes blew wide. It was like someone had finally caught her up with the fact. that Maximus was choosing me over her. She leered towards me before sending Maximus a soft smile. "How fascinating," She said with none of the bitterness masked.

"That you choose a servant over the royal title of Alpha Consort. Some may even find it ... stupid." This seemed to piss Max off. He stepped closer to me and his arm went around my waist. | instinctually leaned into it. This seemed to make Amara even more angry. Her fake smile dropped into a scowl. "lam thankful to the crown," Max grit out from besides me. "And | owe the Queen my life. But | also owe myself my life. And in this case, I'm choosing myself." Amara's tongue flicked out to lick her lips. "Very well," she ---- deadpanned. "My mother will be...

intrigued to hear of this." She snapped her fingers twice. "Constable. Bring my bags. Zora you're off the hook. For now." | tried to ignore the threat as Amara and the driver walked away. | was left with just Maximus, his hand possessively curled around me. | looked up the steps of the Admissions building and caught Valentin's tawny hair looking down at the spectacle in front of him. | may have been seeing things, but | could've sworn his gold gaze was locked on Maximus's hand around my waist.