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

time, Piper,” Julian said, approaching

questions, I was dizzy with them. But I had

squirmed in my

I lowered her to the ground. “I packed some of

cast a distrustful look at Jullan. When Jullan

suitcase

a moment, before turning

“My brother #77

made a thoughtful humming sound. Even watching him, I couldn’t discern what

always smirking,

knew.

I would seek out for answers. But since he

he was

the many questions I wanted to ask, the most pressing was, “Why

shrugged. “I’m not sure how you charmed your way through the initial selection,

undone. Not without great embarrassment to

BOW

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

mistake would be to admit themselves fallible. This would only

already divisive reputation.

they could have made up some

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