Chapter 0009

Holding Elva, I walked further into my assigned room, bringing the man into focus.

It wasn’t Nicholas, but his brother.

“Julian.”

I knew Julian from my days at the Royal Academy, though we hadn’t been friends. Since Julian and

Nicholas were arch–enemies, and I was Nicholas’s girlfriend, I avoided interacted with Julian as much as I

could.

He quirked his lips into a playful smile. “You know, these days I go by, ‘Your Royal Highness.”

I swallowed hard, realizing my mistake.

I had to be careful here. Any perceived slight against the princes could cost me my life. But it was so difficult to reimagine the boys I knew at the Academy into the princes they presented themselves as now.

Nicholas and Julian were brothers, too. I never would have guessed.

I guessed Nicholas had plenty of his own secrets. Funny, back then, I had thought I was the only one with something to hide.

I’m teasing.” Julian clarified.

exhaled the breath I hadn’t realized I’d been

long time, Piper,” Julian said,

I was dizzy with them. But I had no idea where

squirmed in

ground. “I packed some

Elva cast a distrustful look at Jullan. When Jullan waved at her, she quickly looked away.

to her suitcase and

a moment, before turning

“My brother #77

watching him,

carried an enigmatic presence – always smirking, but never

knew.

I would seek

he

questions I wanted to ask, the most pressing was,

not sure how you charmed your way through the initial

Not without great embarrassment

BOW

supposed that made sense. The royal family had used their magic to select the initial list of names.

be to admit themselves fallible.

already divisive reputation.

could have made up

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