All Chapters of Selected By The Half-Blood Prince: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

MAEVE'S POV"What!""Did I just hear that right?"I and Nyla said at the same time, I couldn't believe it. I stared at the prince hoping to get an answer if I searched enough but I ended up with nothing.Around us, the ceremony grounds erupted into chaos. People were whispering furiously, some looking shocked, others outraged. I could feel dozens of eyes on me, some curious, most hostile."Why would that thing be invited?" Gretchen burst out as the rest of the pack murmured with agreement but still cautious enough not to be loud about it because they knew not to go against a prince.I saw Caden across the crowd, his face a mask of fury and disbelief. His hands were clenched into fists at his sides, and for a moment I thought he might actually challenge the prince's decision right here in front of everyone."Maeve is the daughter of the leader of Grimwell's pack rank one warrior, why shouldn't she be there? And besides are you questioning me?" Riven said staring at her coldly as if dar

MAEVE'S POVI knew who my target was as I went back to the ceremonial grounds. My eyes met with Kaida. She was one of the few people who didn't make my life a living hell.She felt like a ghost in the pack—did her training and avoided everybody else, even though her father was a Beta.Now, staring at her, she looked unbothered by the whole pack trying to suck up to be selected, and I knew I was right about her. She was the kind of person who'd tell the prince tomorrow that she had nobody to bring because she only worked well alone.I hadn't thought of a way yet to convince her to take on my baggage, but I decided to play it by ear.I approached her with Nyla by my side, carefully, but before I could even get a word out, she beat me to it: "What am I getting in return?"I couldn't help but smile. I loved her already. So instead of giving her a direct reply, I countered, "What do you want?"She jumped up and crossed her arms over her chest. "No offense, Maeve, but you don't have anythin

RIVEN'S POVI walked down the hallway on my way to see her, thinking of how best to tell her what she needed to hear without actually telling her anything. The stone walls of the castle felt colder than usual, or maybe it was just the weight of what I had to face both with Maeve and with my mother's inevitable interrogation.In the hallway, I came into contact with my stepbrother Harrion, who looked at me with a calm expression that never quite reached his eyes. We didn't see much of each other because I was never around the castle, but this Academy would change that. It was my father's way of trying to bring us both together as we'd both be training them."Welcome back, brother," he said with a tight smile that held just enough warmth to seem genuine to any passing servants.I said nothing but gave a brief nod of acknowledgment as I made my way to my mother. I knew Harrion was favored by some council members, those who preferred a more pliable heir, but I didn't care. He knew not to

MAEVE'S POV I woke up extra early to mentally prepare for the Academy ahead after Riven's short address telling us that the games would begin immediately we got there. Funny how he didn't give that crucial info before the selected started drinking and messing around, it was almost as if he wanted the unprepared ones unstable for the challenges ahead. We were given uniforms of red and blue with the royal sigil embroidered on them. Everyone got the same one regardless of gender or status. I had just finished putting on my boots when our door banged loudly with a gruff short message: "Time to go! You have two minutes to show up or risk getting left behind." "Thank God you dragged me out of bed. I can't imagine just getting up and trying to prepare in under five minutes. I pity those stuck with a hangover or worse blacked out," Nyla said, yawning as she swung her lightweight bag over her shoulders. "Of course. I want to get there first, and besides, I made a promise not to embarrass my

MAEVE'S POV "Exactly that too, and I think we aren't the only ones who noticed," Kaida said, turning around as her eyes scanned the handful of other academy students who were still staring at their maps. Gretchen came over with Kai, who looked a bit quiet. As she turned to us and said, "So you aren't as foolish as I thought. Since we're all here, why don't we team up? It would be a lot faster if we all put our heads together, and besides, I already know where the Academy is. Wouldn't it be faster to just tell you rather than wasting time trying to figure it out yourself?" She looked at me with an expression that was somewhere between eager and tense. This was unlike Gretchen, trying to play Little Miss Nice. She would never help if there wasn't a catch to it, but she was right because we were running out of time. The little crowd that had remained had reduced drastically, which showed that they'd already figured it out. There was no time for me to start brainstorming. I looked to Ka