Chapter 0008

He explained that each of us would have a private room and be attended by two maids

Next, Nathan brought us to a large staircase that separated the east and west wings. In the west wing,

he pointed us to the elaborate, gem–embossed doors of the royal family. The King’s door was the largest,

with the Luna beside his 1

Each of the princes‘ doors were the same size and design, though with different colored gemstones.

Nicholas’s gemstones were green. Julian’s red. And Joyce, a pale kind of purple

Pretty,” Elva said.

I stared at Nicholas’s door, wondering if he was inside. Where had he disappeared to?

I hadn’t been the only one looking.

“I will remind you, ladies, that you are strictly forbidden from seeking out the princes on your own,”

Nathan said. “Any inappropriate advances will have you expelled at once.”

purposefully passed a few corridors. When one of the girls became curious and

one of them, Nathan

he said. “Absolutely do not enter here. Or

curious girl

to where a line of maids waited

was older, with a

“Is the

“Hi, Lena,” Elva said.

glanced over, but her eyes skipped straight over Elva to

that it startled me. I was certain

I

doesn’t like you, Mommy.” Elva stretched her arms around my neck, giving me a kind

just having a

need more enemies here.

Lena then introduced each girl to the pair of maids that would

two maids assigned to me seemed disappointed. They frowned as

one left in the

need them yet, do you? Lena asked. The false cheer in her voice

prepare them on one more task.

back on your own

Lena curiously, but didn’t

here, in a place I

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