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Chapter 0283
The ferocity of Nicholas’s protection of me gave me more comfort that it probably should have. I certainly didn’t want Nicholas to kill anyone, but knowing that he would go to any limits in order to keep me safe helped me feel truly cared for. Still, I decided to move beyond that topic, for fear t
Chapter 0284
Julian was angry, that much was clear, though I couldn’t exactly fathom why. Yes, it would be irritating to be excluded from Nicholas’s confrontation of the King and Queen, but Julian usually handled irritation with cutting humor and sarcasm, not outright anger. “Your presence wouldn’t have made a
Chapter 0285
“It’s simply difficult to talk about,” I said as an excuse. It wasn’t a lie. Answering the King’s demand about Terry was difficult, though not entirely for the reasons he might have thought. His mouth pressed into a hard line. I couldn’t tell if he believed me or not. “Do the best you can.” I to
Chapter 0286
“Thank you, father,” Julian said with a flourishing bow. He smirked at Nathan as he entered the room. Nathan glared at him, but said nothing. He stepped outside the room and closed the door behind him. Julian sauntered over to my side, stepping between the King and me. “May I present, an item
Chapter 0287
I couldn’t believe that. Nothing from the time I had been with Nicholas to what I had experienced knowing him now indicated to me that he only cared about himself. He helped out regularly at an orphanage. He turned the other way to Mark and Susie’s romance. He spent time with Elva. He was so prote
Chapter 0288
Even imagining Julian in love felt like a stretch, though I felt like a jerk for thinking so. Why shouldn’t he fall in love? She would have had to be a special woman to keep his attention. I wondered what kind of woman Bridget really was. It was possible Julian had rose colored glasses, rememb
Chapter 0289
“Don’t worry,” Mark told me. “I will not leave this room. Elva will not leave my sight.” I nodded. That did make me feel marginally better. We’d received word earlier in the day that Terry himself was coming to the palace to personally deliver the results of his event. Since then, we’d mostly ba
Chapter 0290
Terry continued, listing each girl as well as the points they earned. Toward the end, he said, “Susie. Two points.” He offered no explanation. Susie looked relieved. “As for our final candidate,” Terry began. I held my breath because by now, I was the only one who had yet to be mentioned. “I rec
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