Their Hidden Princess (Zora) novel Chapter 175

Chapter 175

After Valentin’s outburst, he barely spoke during raining the rest of the week. When he did, it was to correct my form or to keep Maximus and thorne from ripping each other apart. The two loathed each other and spent most of our training sessions making snide remarks at one another. Never me and never Valentin. Something about us was off limits.

It made the last days of the second week of classes utterly exhausting. So much so that when it got to Saturday, I let myself sleep in until half past ten before dragging myself and Loren to the library to study. It was hard trying to do so. My mind kept drifting to my fated mates. I didn’t know how I was supposed to sleep with all of them.

Maximus I had at least already done the deed with. As much as my mind didn’t want to recognize the sexual activities we’d partaken in across campus, it made my life a little easier. The problem with Maximus was he wasn’t into sharing and I didn’t exactly blame him.

I didn’t really want to be shared.

Well, maybe.

Valentin seemed okay with the idea of sharing but was too busy putting himself down to build the bond up between us. He’d told me the story of the war. Nothing about his actions made him seem like the monster he thought he was. Sure, he lost my aunt but that wasn’t his fault. He was the only one who knew my true situation. Yet, he would not allow me any closer to him than arm’s length.

Which was different than Thorne, who seemed to follow me around like a shadow.

But Thorne broke our bond. He wanted nothing to do with me that wasn’t his “duty” or whatever. He confirmed that by sneering at me as he and Petyr walked through the library. I lost Kairos’s anger but gained Thorne’s anger.

Who would’ve thought?

Which left me with Kairos. Kairos who hated my guts when I first arrived on campus as a wolfless human. Who tried to kill me because I was wolfless and then continued to make my life hell up regardless that I got a wolf. That was, of course, up until a week ago when he’d stepped down from our fight then fucking kissed me.

I huffed and blew my stray hair out of my face. Loren seemed to notice the sudden change in my mood. She jerked her head up to look at me and frowned.

“What’s on your mind?”

“Just thinking about of-” I gestured vaguely to the table where Thorne and Petyr were sitting. “Them. And what it means.”

Loren nodded and set down her pen. “Well now, it’s almost like four, isn’t it?”

I put my index finger to my lips and shushed her eyes darting back to Thorne’s table. I’d told

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Loren about my kiss with Kairos when I’d gotten back to my

room. She was aware of most of my secrets at that point. Except for the big “savior of the wolves” one.

“Yes,” I said under my breath. “Not that it makes it any easier.”

“Have you talked to him?” Loren said.

I twisted my face in disgust. “Kairos? Hell no,” I scoffed. “I’m not entirely convinced that the whole thing was some rouse to piss me off and keep me from showing my strength.”

“He was the one who told Lunerly he thought you were in trouble,” Loren mused. She shook her head. “You should’ve seen him, Zora. He looked distraught when he was standing outside our door. I don’t think I could replicate his look if I tried. And that’s not because I’m a bad actor; he truly cares about you.”

I grumbled under my breath and leaned back in my chair. I dropped my pen dramatically and crossed my arms over my chest. Loren watched me as I chewed the inside of my cheek, lost in thought.

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