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Chapter 0582
The rain poured down so heavily that it was even starting to reach us in the covered deck. Elva dove to cover her precious coloring book pages. “Everyone, inside!” Nicholas said. We grabbed our things and hurried inside. I helped Elva with her crayons and coloring pages, careful not to get t
Chapter 0583
Julian immediately took another step backwards, adding more space between him and me. We both nervously glanced at Nicholas who mostly seemed confused by his own reaction. He cut off his growl with a sharp grunt. “Sorry,” he said. “Don’t worry,” I replied. “It’s my fault,” Julian said. “No,”
Chapter 0584
Ever since I had been brought into this competition, I had been mocked, ridiculed, shoved around, bullied, set up, nearly killed, and threatened at every turn. Bridget’s arrival hadn’t helped the situation at all. While I could blame the underground organization for much of what happened to me in
Chapter 0585
And, frankly, Bridget was far too selfish to be a good queen. She cared about the title and the power. But what good would she actually bring to the nation? If she only cared about herself, how could she possibly empathize with the kingdom’s people? I shook my head. I was still furious. “If you
Chapter 0586
Nicholas’s anger began to vibrate through him. He growled, probably without realizing it, with each exhale of breath. “It’s past time I speak with Bridget myself,” he said, low and dangerous. Yet, even so, he did not move –not until I pulled back enough to look up at him. He met my gaze with stern
Chapter 0587
I was entirely drawn into cleaning. So much so that the rest of the world seemed to fall into the background. Maybe this was why I didn’t notice right away the sound of footsteps and the slight drip of water down onto the ground from a very wet body. Odd, I thought. Didn’t I turn the facet off?
Chapter 0588
Nicholas POV I returned to the living room where Veronica and Julian were helping Elva color. Jessica had already excused herself and gone to bed. Both Veronica and Julian looked up at me and their eyes went wide. “What happened?” Julian asked. I wanted to tell him but not in front of Elva.
Chapter 0589
“Mine either,” Nicholas said. “Your behavior since you came to us has been unacceptable.” “You are letting your foolish affections for that commoner affect your judgement,” Bridget said. “Instead of asking what happened to us? What happened to you? This person you are now… the vicious snake… is