Chapter 0009

Holding Elva, I walked further into my assigned room, bringing the man into focus.

It wasn’t Nicholas, but his brother.

“Julian.”

I knew Julian from my days at the Royal Academy, though we hadn’t been friends. Since Julian and

Nicholas were arch–enemies, and I was Nicholas’s girlfriend, I avoided interacted with Julian as much as I

could.

He quirked his lips into a playful smile. “You know, these days I go by, ‘Your Royal Highness.”

I swallowed hard, realizing my mistake.

I had to be careful here. Any perceived slight against the princes could cost me my life. But it was so difficult to reimagine the boys I knew at the Academy into the princes they presented themselves as now.

Nicholas and Julian were brothers, too. I never would have guessed.

I guessed Nicholas had plenty of his own secrets. Funny, back then, I had thought I was the only one with something to hide.

I’m teasing.” Julian clarified.

I hadn’t realized

a long time, Piper,” Julian said, approaching me. “You must have

was dizzy with them. But I had

squirmed in my

packed some of your toys,

When Jullan waved

over to her suitcase

for a moment, before turning to

“My brother #77

humming sound. Even watching him, I couldn’t discern what he

presence – always smirking, but

knew.

he was not the type of person I would seek out for answers. But

me, he

to ask, the most pressing was, “Why am

not sure how you charmed your way through the initial selection, but once

cannot be so easily undone. Not without great

BOW

royal family had used their magic to

admit

already divisive reputation.

so, surely they could have

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