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.”

continued on, he purposefully passed a few corridors. When one of the girls became curious

him what was down one of them,

limits,” he said. “Absolutely do not enter here. Or face the worst

curious girl immediately

staircase to where a line of maids

rest. She was older, with a

gesturing to her, “Is

“Hi, Lena,” Elva said.

but her eyes skipped straight over

gave me such a cold look that it startled me. I was certain

could I have done to offend

Elva stretched her arms around my neck, giving me a kind

it. “Maybe she’s just having a

need more enemies here.

and Lena then introduced each girl to the pair of maids

maids assigned to me seemed disappointed. They frowned as Nathan

left in

need them yet, do you? Lena asked. The

one more task. You

back on your own

curiously, but didn’t speak against

how to stand up for myself here, in a place

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