Their Hidden Princess Novel

---- Chapter 62 | raised an eyebrow. "She clearly doesn't think that," "| slept with her once," His said. His voice was eerily calm. "It was a mistake. | know that and | will not be repeating it. She clearly thought it meant something when it didn't." | hummed and turned to press my back against the wall. Our shoulders were a half a foot apart. It was like both of us were scared of touch. | shivered in memory of the electricity. Maximus side eyed me. "Cold?" he asked. "A little," | mumbled. Maximus shifted and pulled his tee shirt off his shoulder.

| thought he was going to give it to me for a second before he yanked it over his head. Dick "You should shift," he said. "Your wolf form will keep you warm." | swayed slightly on my feet. "! can't," | said softly. Maximus's gaze shifted to focus on me. His eyebrows were knitted together. "But Kairos-" "It wasn't controlled," | shook my head. "Emotional shift. | can't ---- shift on my own yet." Maximus hummed then turned back to face the forest. It was silent save for the wind rustling the trees. | let my eyes float closed.

My thoughts brought me back to memories of high school and hiding with my friends under the bleachers. We were cool enough to be in the stands watching the football game but we didn't care. Under the bleachers was our version of cool. | longed for those days. No wolves. No mates. No princesses. Just life as | always knew it. "| can teach you," My eyes flew open. | glanced to the side at Maximus. He was still facing out towards campus. | furrowed my eyebrows. "To shift?" | asked. Maximus nodded. "To control it," he said. "I've had my wolf since | was young.

I've been controlling my shift for years. I'd say I'm expert in it." I snorted. " 'Course you would," Maximus gave me a flash of his scary eyes. | dropped my smile. "You'd do that?" | asked. He sighed deeply. "It's no use fighting it," he said softly. He gestured to me. " Whatever this is between us. | know I'm supposed to be waiting ---- for some Princess. | know Thome is your fated mated and you've both rejected the bond." He shook his head then turned to look at me. His eyes seemed to glow in the moonlight above us. Every bit of him was beautiful in the soft white reflection of the moon.

Even the scars on his shoulder and his cropped black hair looked magnificent. | found myself staring right back at him. "But something about you," he said softly as if it was a question. "| just feel like we're supposed to be together. Mates or not." My breath caught in my throat. | stared back into his eyes and | wondered if | should tell him. If he should know that | was the Princess and maybe he was my mate after all. The beating of our hearts was pounding in my ears. The rhythmic lub-dub that seemed to follow me around.

| leaned slowly towards him but was interrupted in my thoughts by a voice. 1 "Zora!" | looked out to see Loren bouncing across campus. She frowned at me. "You left like a half hour ago? What happened?" Her eyes darted between Maximus and | as if she was implying we were doing something together. | shook my head slightly enough that she would notice but Maximus wouldn't. Her face fell then she looked at the door. | jammed my thumb towards it. ---- "Forgot my keys this morning," | half-laughed. "Max too apparently." Maximus head whipped towards me.

Our eyes locked for a second before he tured back to Loren. He nodded sharply. "We were hoping you had yours," "Yeah of course," Loren rushed foreward and unlocked the door. The three of us ascended the stairs with Loren in the lead. She unlocked the door to our room and pushed in, making eyes at me that said | need to spill and quickly. | offered Max a small smile before | tried to go into my room. "Zora," Maximus said. | stepped back out to look at him. His lips were in a straight line. "I meant what | said. About helping." "Yeah," | replied, heat flooding my face.

"I'll let you know." Maximus nodded back curtly and then opened his own. | walked back into my room and let the door slam shut behind me. | turned and saw Loren with a wicked grin on her face. She ran up to me and shook me, all while whispering "oh my Gods" over and over. | couldn't help but laugh. Maybe things were looking up.