Chapter 0010

But Julian would know, because he was there.

In another life, being near Nicholas would have given me enough reason to want to stay.

But he’d made his feelings about me clear. And I had other priorities.

My gaze slid to Elva, playing with her dolls at the foot of the bed.

“I don’t want to play house,” I said. “Nor do I want to partake in this game of undercutting nobles and

chasing princes.”

I had been away from nobility for a long time, but I hadn’t forgotten their cutthroat politics, where an action as small as selecting the wrong utensil at dinner could start a blood feud. Backstabbing, betrayals, pretending to be nice just to make someone vulnerable…

The memories made my already tired body even more exhausted.

She recovered quickly this

frail and sick often. I have

tapped a finger to his chin. “Piper, you realize this is

“Yes, but-

while you are here, wouldn’t you have access to all the royal resources? Including our medical staff

I froze.

truly be willing to use their

my face. “While you are here, you are under the care of my family. We wouldn’t simply stand by and let you or your daughter

at him. Turning away a sick child would surely be bad

would be horrible, be said, smile adding

was be being so generous with what were

know

Julian laughed. A roguish light

more brown than gold, with no

so different than I

constantly teasing or performing elaborate pranks. Nicholas, the more serious

had been called in. Julian had laughed

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