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?

my face.

royal family about. These matters can

punishment could the

likely to be ejected from the competition

look good to drop me flat before the first elimination. But expulsion wasn’t all they could

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take away some of my freedom of movement through the grounds.

could handle. None of them

fear was that they would take away Elva’s

fear alone kept me silent and complacent,

Prince Nicholas would save you again? You should know by now, Piper, that

the same air as the

Nicholas chooses whom he can speak to,” I said, daring a

Nicholas would not speak to anyone common was a slight he didn’t

been regarding our shared past, not

Her eyebrow twitched, revealing

you because he is a good person and he feels

have a chance in this

had no misconceptions about my place here. I knew I was allowed to stay

family among the common

someone like me had me

breaking me, Kirsten’s smile wavered, and her

never be Luna, Piper. You are weak and pathetic. You don’t even have a wolf! How could a Luna not have a wolf?

“She does

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