Their Hidden Princess Novel

---- Chapter 108 "Come on!" Loren begged. "It's her first day on campus. You really think she's going to go to a party tonight?" | dragged my hand over my face. We'd been at this for the last half-an-hour. Loren was beginning to bog me down. "It's not Amara," | said for the hundredth time. "It's going back to that stupid house with those stupid people." "But it'll be different," Loren tried. Again. "We're bringing our own drinks. Maximus said he'd be on the lookout and Jeckell is gone." "Doesn't mean there's others that won't try the same shit," | palmed my face. "Really, Loren.

All | want to do is read my tacky romance novel and go to bed." | turned back to the book in my hands. It was something I'd picked up from the "free" part of the library that afternoon. A cliché novel about mermen and sirens. It was highly unrealistic but damn, did it have good sex scenes. Loren "hmphed" and crossed her arms over her chest. Then she jumped across the room, snatched the book out of my hands and threw it away from me. | stared at her, slack jawed and completely baffled. ---- "I was reading that-" "| refuse to let you live your life in fear!" Loren said.

"You have two more years here and one will be without me. I need you to. actually have fun for once!" "My book was fun," | grumbled but Loren was already dragging me out of my bed. She sat me back in her make up chair and started musing about with my hair. "Shush," she said. "Braids or straightened?" An hour later, we were walking back to the same damn house we'd been nearly two months ago. This time, Loren had allowed me to wear my own clothes. My boots were slapping against the concrete as | walked.

| wrapped my arms around myself as the breeze swept across campus, kicking up the first falling leaves as it did. Loren was power walking in front of me. She was wearing a similar outfit to the last party; a tight black skirt, cherry red heels and a black mesh top that floated around her midsection. Her heels clacked against the pavement as she turned around to usher me forwards. "Come on you two!" she shouted. "I wanna dance!" "| hope she's not assuming I'm dancing," a voice besides me grumbled. ---- | tried to stifle my smile as | looked sideways at Maximus.

He'd met us outside our rooms as he promised Loren he'd walk us to the party. He was dressed nicer than his usual attire in a pair of dark jeans, crisp white shoes and a long sleeve grey shirt he'd pushed up to his elbows. His hair was getting long and was starting to curl at the back of his neck. Aweird part of me wanted to run my fingers through it. Not weird, Mona mused from the back of my mind, Being as he is your fated mate | fought the urge to roll my eyes. Go sniff someone's butt or something, Mona grumbled as she took off into the back of my mind.

| only could make out part of it but it sounded something like " ungrateful" and "| am thousands of years old." Normal bitterness for my inner wolf. "You alright?" Maximus's voice cut through my inner monologue. | shrugged. "Fine," A beat passed. "We don't have to go," he whispered. ---- "Loren wants to," | said back. "Plus, she's right. | can't spend my entire life in fear of parties." "Given what happened to you," Max grunted. "I think you can." | nudged our shoulders together. A small electric snap surged through us.

"But | have the big bad wolf to protect me now, don't Ir | watched Maximus's jaw tick slightly as he cast his eyes towards me. He licked the front of his teeth then opened his mouth like he was about to speak. He slammed it back shut as we got close enough to Loren. "Are you guys flirting back there?" "No," | said just as Max said "Yep." | glared sideways at him as Loren's lips broke into a massive smile. She bracketed her hands on her hips. "Okay, we're going in," she said. She reached into her purse and pulled out a small can. She tossed it to me.

The label was something I hadn't seen before but said "Craxxy Punch' in bold letters, | raised an eyebrow at her. "S'good," she assured before cracking open her own can. | followed suit and we cheers-ed before starting up the steps into Kairos's house.