I glance at Luca, who likewise looks at me curiously, picking up on the same vibe.

Because - I mean - Jesse just said some really nice things to Daphne, but the way he delivered them...he wasn't hitting on her at all. No flirting, no quiet looks of interest. Instead, he just laid out her compliments like he would to any friend who was feeling anxious about their debut in a new city.

Is Jesse - is he not interested in Daphne anymore, the girl to whom he's professed his ever-lasting love? Was that all a joke?

Or, because we're back at the Capital, has he just moved on to other girls, letting Daphne fall to the wayside?

And...

Well, why is Rafe frowning at Jesse for being so nice to Daphne?

He's jealous, Luca says directly into my mind, and I look with surprise up into his eyes. Quietly, subtly, he nods to me. Rafe, he continues, he wishes he'd said that first.

know that!? I

he's jealous, Luca continues wordlessly, giving an accompanying shrug, because that's how I've felt and looked, when someone beat me to saying the things I wanted to say to the girl I liked. But Jesse's not even hitting on her! I say, casting

Luca continues, shaking his head and

and slightly behind me and Luca. My mate and I both jump, spinning to see him standing there, looking between us curiously. "Were you like...talking mind-to-

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Luca says, giving

stop. "Wait, so, what does it sound like? Can

thing he's ever heard. "I think it's time that we prepare to disembark. And because

- things have changed now, and while we're used to our world it might take them a little time to

done, we'll disembark and be surrounded by guards whose job it is to stop anyone who tries to annoy or harm us. There will be paparazzi waiting for us outside of the station, but in general, we'll basically have a bubble of protection around us as we head for the

wanders off to the bar and comes back with a few glasses of wine, pressing

at him, anxious. "Um," she whispers, tucking her hair behind her ear, "is this the

back, nodding definitively, his face perfectly serious. "Actually, the best way through any and all royal functions is just to be

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