Their Hidden Princess Novel

Chapter 223 Thome The door closed behind Zora and Thorne turned to look at his adoptive mother . Rage seemed to be spilling out of her like smoke out of a chimney . He was suddenly far more awake than he'd been for the whole time they'd been in the office . He'd barely remembered getting into the office , honestly . He'd felt ground under his feet and wind rushing by him but other than that , it'd been a blur . Fuck that fucking mage and whatever spell he'd been hit with .. As he looked back at the Queen , he realized now was not the time to be complaining about one of her employees .

He swallowed thickly and opened his mouth to speak . Victoria shot a hand out and stopped him. " You've done enough talking , Thorne , " she said , so calm it chilled him to his core . He almost shivered as Victoria dropped her hand and met his eyes with her own . He cursed himself as he realized they were almost the same color as Zora's . How had he been so daft ? " I understand that I have not been a very attentive mother , " Victoria continued . " And so many this acting out is part of my fault , but Gods be damned Thorne . A succubus ?! " " The patterns fit , " Thorne said sharply .

" Had I not been kept in the dark , maybe I would've let them go . ' Victoria jammed a finger in his direction and rose to her feet . " You don't get to be angry with me right now , " she snapped . " You have no right when you've endangered my daughter- ' " Your daughter I didn't even know existed ! " Thorne cut off the queen . He cursed himself internally for being so brash and felt heat flare up in his cheeks . He took a half a breath in to calm himself then continued . " I mean , she had Amara arrested , Victoria , " Thorne said , gentler than before .

" Do you really care more for the kid you had sent away than the one you raised her entire life ? " Victoria brought her bottom lip between her teeth before sighing and closing her eyes . " No daughter of mine drinks vampire blood , " she whispered . Her voice was shaky and he knew how disappointed she was in Amara . She straightened back up and looked at Thorne plainly . " Besides that Zora is my daughter , " she said . " She's also a student of this school . One who came here with no knowledge of who she was or what she is .

And instead of being kind and taking her under your wing , you and your friends sought her out as a target . " Then why aren't you saying the same things to Max and Kairos , " Thorne said back . He laughed , humorlessly . " Is it because they're now plot piece in your plan ? " " You could've been too , " Victoria snapped . " Had you not broken your bond because she was wolfless- " " Well , I fixed that for her , didn't it ? " Thorne hissed . He rubbed his eyes with the heels of his hands before dropping them in his lap and looking at his adoptive mother .

" You must know I did this all to protect all the promises I made you . " " Promises I never asked you to make , " Victoria shook her head . She frowned . " I would've liked you to be happy with your fated mate over rather than married because I asked you to . I had no idea that your fated mate would be the same person I'd be asking you to marry . " +25 Bonus " None ? " Thorne scoffed , Victoria tilted her head , " Not with any certainty , " she said , " I knew Zora would have to be fated to the strongest of our bloodlines . Given that the Blythwitch legacy is strong , it makes sense .

But my first thought was the Hight Alphas . " Thorne scowled . " Which my father should've been . " " I regret not standing up for his title , " Victoria said , solemnly . " I've told you that every time we've talked about it . But it doesn't negate what you've done here . " " I've protected what I've known , " Thorne threw back . " I've been loyal to the crown . " Victoria gave him a said smile . " Something that would've made your father proud , " she said . " But me ? I'm just disappointed you didn't lean with the empathy I imbued in you .

" Thorne stared at her , utterly unaware of what to say next . Victoria knew her words cut him deeply . She'd always tried to emphasize empathy over loyalty to the crown . And he'd gone and fucked up every lesson she taught him . She stood up and the guards left with her stiffened and got into formation . She was leaving and leaving him there , alone . She looked at him one final time . " Until you earn forgiveness from Zora , consider yourself uninvolved in the fulfillment of the prophecy , " she stated . " You've been stripped of your knight role to Zora .

You are to follow orders from your usual commander in event of a vampire attack . Do you report to Zora . Understood ? " 1 Thorne paused for a moment before silently nodding his head . Victoria nodded in return . She gathered her robes and swung her red curls over her shoulder . It was nearly identical to how he'd seen Zora wrangle them before . Another knife wedged it's way into his heart . Victoria turned and left the office without another word . Her royal guard flanking her sides . Thorne felt like there was a gaping wound in his soul as she left . He had nothing now . He wasn't a night .

He wasn't part of the prophecy fulfillment . He . Was . Nothing . He considered getting drunk off his ass again . Maybe he'd feel better . Then , he remembered the brash decision he'd made the last time he'd been that drunk . Instead , he aimlessly left the office and the atrium building and wandered through campus . It'd been about noon when the trial had started . The sun had since begun set that day . The sky was a hazy set of orange that made him think of an old sailor's tale his father used to say . " Red at night , sailor's delight . Red in the morning , sailors take warning .

" He tried to recall if the sun was red that morning as it rose up into the sky . Had the universe been warning him he'd made a grave mistake ? He only could laugh as he realized he'd missed another sign . Signs were all around him , in bright yellow , and yet he'd missed every one of them . He could only wish he'd Cass Zoti kleur boushed stuck in Burtall tot longing , all the need he'd been filled with , had scared him nike the the hoyalty . do the audyty edge wanting to antim boy status he'd eated , he'd been stripped from .

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