Chapter 0035

The guards grabbed me by the arms and yanked me to my feet. Once I was standing, they continued to

grip, as if I might try to run away.

I’m not surprised,” Lena said, turning up her nose at me. “It was only a matter of time before this one

started some trouble.”

I struggled to maintain my calm. “She wished harm onto my daughter.”

Kirsten rolled her eyes. “Please. No one believes that. I am of the highest breeding. My word carries so

much more weight than yours, or that of your spawn.”

“But-

off

“Save your excuses for the head of the royal guard.” Lena cut me off. “He’ll be the one deciding a

punishment that will fit this show of disrespect.”

The head of the royal guard? Not the King or Queen or the princes?

on my face. “Arguments between

royal family about. These matters can be

punishment could

ejected from the competition without the royal family’s

before the first elimination. But expulsion wasn’t all they

ΠΕ

us to a smaller, windowless room. Or take away some of my freedom of movement through the grounds. Perhaps,

punishments I could handle. None of them were

they would take

me silent and complacent, as Kirsten laughed

you hoping Prince Nicholas would save you

to breathe the same

whom he can speak to,” I said,

Nicholas would not speak to anyone common

been regarding our shared past, not

tightened. Her eyebrow twitched, revealing the truth of her

Nicholas only talks to you because he is a

have a chance in this competition?

I knew

royal family

Kirsten’s blatant dismissal of someone like me had me

that she was not breaking me,

be Luna, Piper. You are weak and pathetic. You don’t

“She does

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