Chapter 0036

Her fury, which I had caused to heighten for a moment, quickly smoothed out again. Her grin returned,

wide and sharp.

“I should have known you were the one who made that sad little gift. It was so simple, so… fashion-

backwards. I had been ready to apologize for its very existence, before the prince made his small mix up.”

Nhad spent hours crafting that wrist guard for the prince. I had purposefully made the design simplistic, knowing Nicholas would prefer it that way. Flashy clothes were never his style.

That Kirsten didn’t know that only showed how little she understood the prince she chased.

“If you wanted him to know it was from you, you should have given it to him directly,” Kirsten said. “That

you didn’t only shows that you knew he would reject it. Just like he’ll reject you, very soon.”

“You shouldn’t have taken credit –”

“It’s too late, Piper. No one will ever believe you made it. Not now. Not against my word. Although…” She

tapped her finger to her chin and looked at Lena. “I think I know a fitting punishment.”

“Oh?” Lena lifted a brow.

gifts for Prince Nicholas, Kirsten said. “Gifts that I would

one gift might arise suspicion eventually. But many

graces.”

her sharp grin on me. “And then I will be Luna.” She laughed. “Maybe I’ll

in the

from behind me, in the

Lena’s whole posture shifted. She lost

hold me, but their grip

vicious eyes searing into mine.

be doing no such

knew that

wide. She straightened. “Your

the trees and come to stand beside us. Holding

took in the scene before him, looking from the

me, to Kirsten, to Lena

eyes gave away his inner

at one of

meanie!”

The

the girl, then looked up at Nicholas,

Nicholas asked. “You heard

the guards‘ hands fell away from me. They’d

released me

danger of falling. I just

us in a heartbeat. He placed a steadying hand on

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