Their Hidden Princess Novel

---- Chapter 138 Zora | almost couldn't believe my eyes a they carted Kairos off the gym mat. Neither could anyone else in the gym. They were silent, save for a few murmurs that rolled off the walls and into my ears. My fellow classmates were bored by the fight. Or they said they thought Kairos held back. | couldn't disagree with that one. It was like he'd been stunned. He just stared at me as | threw punches at him. Then | choked him out like it was nothing. As | continued to watch Kairos's lifeless body move out of the gym, the crowd dissipated into nothing.

The only people left were Maximus, Loren, Valentin and |. Loren launched herself at me and wrapped me in a hug, buzzing with excitement. "You did it!" she cried. "You really did it!" held her back so | could look her in the eye. | gave her a smug smirk. "I did, huh?" "There' still one more challenge," came Maximus's voice. He walked up and looked me in the eye. "It could be anyone's. We have to train harder." "Jeez," | scoffed. "Couldn't be happy about my win for a ---- second?" It was a half a joke but I could tell by Maximus's face that it was not a joke to him.

Valentin cleared his throat, causing Maximus. to step to myself so we could address our headmaster. He walked up onto the stage and pinned me with his gaze. "Though | still think this is idiotic," Valentin mused. "I can't say I'm not impressed. Everything you've been doing on the side has culminated." | couldn't help the blush that spread over my cheeks. "Thank you," | said, softly. | felt Maximus step closer to me. His arm went around me and curled into my hip, fingers pressing into my skin possessively. "Still think my methods are 'unethical'?" he grit out from behind me.

| furrowed my eyebrow in confusion and looked at Valentin. As always, his face was set in an emotionless trace. "Highly," Valentin replied, a bit of grit in his voice as well. * They're untraditional and could kill someone in practice. But Miss Smith seems to have used them to her liking." "Unethical?" | said towards Maximus. He ignored me still gazing towards Valentin. "So you agree, she should be taught them," Max said. "Not in our sessions, she shouldn't," Valentin said back, quickly. ---- "If the threat-" Maximus glanced sideways at Loren. He was talking about the vampires.

"-is as deadly as it is, why wouldn't she be taught to kill?" Loren's face fell. "What threat?" "The school is facing a slight breach of borders," Valentin said quickly. "Nothing for you to worry about." "But Max is worried," Loren gestured to Maximus, standing next to me like the Iron Giant. She turned to catch me eye. "Are you being threatened?" | gave her a shrug. "Nothing more than usual." "It is more than usual," Max said, sternly. "Which is exactly why we should be training for battles of life and not stupid sparring matches." Valentin narrowed his eyes at Maximus.

"Are you saying my method are wrong?" Maximus took a step towards Valentin. "I'm saying they're not right for this situation." "Careful, Wolfham," Valentin snapped. "Need | remind you I'm your Headmaster?" "For a semester more," Maximus hissed. "Then you and | are ---- equals. Better get used to treating me like it." At that point, both men were snarling at each other, almost close enough where Maximus could take Valentin's skull and break it over his knee. | immediately panicked and shoved myself between them with my hands up. From the corer of my eye, | caught Loren's eyes blow wide.

"Okay, okay," | said. "How about | decide how | train? Given that it is my life and all."