Their Hidden Princess Novel

---- Chapter 60 He watched Zora's lips move but heard nothing. He blinked twice to see she'd started waving at him, erratically. "Hello?!" she called, jutting her chin out towards him. "Thank you!?" Maximus grunted in reply and looked at Loren. She smiled softly at him, "We could've handled them," the pixie-like wolf said. "Doubt it," he said. "Those three are ruthless. Mallory and Kate you could've taken with wit. Bella's too smart." Zora sighed. She gestured to the table where Max had come from. He couldn't bring himself to look. "I don't get it," she said.

"He's assigned as my Knight and he just lets the three werewolf Barbies attack me?" Maximus blanched. He jerked his head back towards his friends. They were all chatting like nothing had happened. Kairos and Petyr were chatting and Thorne's head was shoved in yet another tome. For the second time that day, a very particular type of rage exploded in Maximus's chest. Thorne had been assigned to ---- guard Zora? Why hadn't he been assigned to guard Zora? He was in nearly every one of her classes. He lived next-door to her. Hells, he gave more of fuck about her than Thorne did.

That asshole had his head shoved in a book more often than not, completely oblivious to the world around hm. Maximus knew that he was jealous. But could anyone blame him? He had some inkling that Zora was his mate. Thorne then got the chance to mate Zora and rejected the bond. Maximus would've killed for that opportunity. Even with the wolfless girl who barely could keep on her feet. He turned and started to march back towards the table. He heard Zora and Loren calling out after him, but he ignored it, B- lining for Thorne.

When he reached the head of the table, he grabbed Thorne by the back of his shirt collar and wrenched him from his seat. "What the fuck, Max!?" Thorne protested, hands trying to pull Maximus off his shirt "Why didn't you step in?!" Max growled. "What are you talking about?!" Thorne scrambled to try and get the upper hand but it was no use. Maximus was stronger and bulkier than Thorne and held him stiffly in place. "Just now!" Maximus shook Thorne and a slight tear formed in the back of his shirt. Maximus jammed a finger towards Zora. ---- You're her knight!

For someone who preaches about honor and doing the right thing, you sure as shit doing do anything there." Kairos got to his feet. "Max, drop him. Thorne, what is he talking about?" "I-I don't know!" Thorne stuttered. He still scrambled to get out of Maximus's grasp, causing his shirt to rip more. "You know!" Maximus roared. "She is yours to protect and you did nothing." "I'm not getting in the middle of a fucking petty girl fight," Thorne snapped, tone going from nervous to angry. "Who's fucking who is none of my business." "It is when you were sworn as her Knight!" Maximus yelled.

"Wolfham!" Kairos barked. "Drop him now! Or I'll make you do it." Maximus glared at Kairos. He was begging Kairos to attack him. Maybe then Kairos would get a taste of his own medicine. Maximus would beat him to nothing but bone dust and fur. He'd show Kairos who was in change. He'd show Kairos who the real alpha was- A gentle hand pressed itself to Maximus's bicep. He looked down and saw Zora peering up at him with those honey pool eyes. Her thumb stroked his arm. A wave of calm washed over him. ---- "Put him down, Max," she said softly.

"It's not worth it to fight cover." Maximus blinked at her twice. She'd called him Max. The name made his heart flutter slightly. Slowly, he released his grip on Thorne. His hands unclenched and Thorne darted out from under him. The whole time, his eyes were locked with Zora's.