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Lena pressed a hand to her face. “Lena, we will speak about your part in this later,” Nicholas said, dismissing her. “Yes, Sir.” Lena, keeping her eyes on the ground, quickly turned and walked back toward the palace. Elva, who had been hiding behind my skirts, peeked her head out. “Is it over?
Chapter 39
Nicholas What I said hadn’t been a lie. I did have other wrist guards, made by artisans and leatherworkers from all across the country. Yet none of them had been quite as meaningful as the one handmade for me by Piper. Hers was more comfortable too. I wasn’t sure how she could remember the siz
Chapter 40
Piper couldn’t think I was running away from her, despite that being exactly what I was doing. I’d never let her know she had any power over me still. If she knew, she’d likely use it against me. I continued to suspect that she was only here for nefarious purposes. Her presence couldn’t have b
Chapter 41
As Nicholas asked out Lilliana, I stood in the back of the crowd of watching girls, my heart down on the floor. I had no right to be upset. I knew that. I had given up the right to be upset a long time ago. Yet I couldn’t deny the feeling. First, Nicholas had returned the handmade gift I made
Chapter 42
“I have no intention of backing away from the choosing game,” I said. He stepped closer. “Do as you wish, but know this. I will uphold my duty to protect the royal family from any and all threats. No matter in what form those threats appear.” His words sent a chill up my spine. I had thought t
Chapter 43
Today was the day for Nicholas’s solo date, and I was trying my very best not to think about it. Ever since receiving Joseph’s threatening letter, I’d been hiding out in my room as much as I could to avoid him and the mean-looking guards. With the First Ball fast approaching, I used the extra ti
Chapter 44
“I should have the girl forcibly removed for ruining Prince Nicholas’s date,” Lena said, voice sharp. “I’m sure Prince Nicholas himself is furious.” “Nick-lass is mad at me?” Elva sniffed. “No,” I said at once. “He should be, if he isn’t,” Lena snapped. “You are a very nasty little girl, who –
Chapter 45
My whole heart shattered. “No, no, that’s not true. Prince Nicholas likes you a lot.” Elva pulled away to look up at me with large, watery eyes. “But she said Nick-lass is mad at me. She said I was naughty.” “We can’t listen to her, okay?” Her cupped her face with my hands and wiped away her t
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