Their Hidden Princess Novel

---- Chapter 47 "This is the girl's locker room, Maximus," | snapped. "Oh | was unaware," Maximus said sarcastically. He rolled his eyes. "It's Saturday. Shouldn't you be in the lawn with Loren or something?" "Shouldn't you?" | threw back. He gestured to the cleaning cart next to him. "Clearly, not," he snapped. "Thanks to you, I'm stuck on Saturday cleaning duties for poor behavior." | blinked at him. Had | really caused that? | shook my head. That didn't matter. | was stark naked with only a flimsy towel to cover me in front of a man.

Furthermore, a man who | had weird tension with and also wanted to punch in the face. | wrapped my towel tighter around me. Maximus's eyes widen as his pupils blew wide. | motioned towards the door. "You can clean when I'm done," | said. "I'm not in a position to run off now, am 1?" Maximus's eyes were still fixed on me. He took a step towards where | was in the doorway of the showers. | felt the water trailing down my back from my hair. Maximus took another step towards me. Soon, we were merely inches apart. | was frozen as ---- he reached forward.

He wrapped a finger around a loose red curl, winding it up into a coil. "You know," his voice dropped low and sultry. "I think | prefer your hair this way. The straight at Mateball was nice but something about this is so-" He let the curl go and it sprung back into it's natural form. His eyes pierced me. "Tempting," "| don't believe | asked for your opinion," I threw back. | tried to fight the shake in my voice but it was hard. There was this electricity floating through the very small sliver of air between us. Maximus's eyes were still locked with mine.

His hand was in the same spot where he'd let go of my hair. It inched slowly towards my face. | scanned his eyes, trying to figure out what his motive was. | watched his Adam's apple bob as he swallowed. The urge to press my lips to it made me shudder. | closed my eyes gently and bit my bottom lip. Maximus's hand made contact with my face. Electricity surged through me in the shape of his hand. | opened my mouth slightly, breath catching. My eyes flew open. His gold ones were locked on me still. "ve never seen eyes like yours," Maximus whispered. "No other Alphas look like you do.

The way you look, it's like you were made for me." ---- | couldn't help the whimper that escaped from my mouth. Maximus's tongue darted out to wet his lips and I closed my eyes again. His thumb stroked over my cheek bone. "At Mateball," he whispered again, thumb still tracing my face. "I felt my mate. | felt you." | shook my head, eyes stil closed. "You couldn't have," | breathed. "Thorne was my mate." "Was," Maximus repeated. | felt his breath ghost over my lips. | parted my lips more, arching my face towards his.

"You're still unmated, Zora." My name sounded like candy on his lips, in his voice. | tilted my chin up higher. My nose hit the side of his. A deep rumble exploded in his chest. Then, the thrumming returned. Lub-dub, lub-dub, lub-dub... Was Maximus my fated mate as well? Oh Gods, my inner wolf said. Do it. Kiss him. Show him how you feel. | couldn't argue with her anymore. The desire to wrap my arms. around Maximus's neck and slam his lips to mine was innate. | needed it like | needed water. | skimmed my nose along his again.

Our breathes were melting into one in the centimeters ---- between us. His hand was still pressed to my cheek. All | had to do was just ... close... the gap... "Mr. Wolfham," a voice boomed.