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.

the breath I hadn’t

Julian said,

I was dizzy with them. But I had no

in my

her back as I lowered her to the ground. “I packed

Jullan. When Jullan waved at her,

suitcase and

a moment, before

“My brother #77

sound. Even watching him, I couldn’t discern

always

knew.

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

talk to me, he

to ask, the most

you charmed your way through the initial selection, but once

be so easily undone. Not without great embarrassment to the royal

BOW

that made sense. The royal family had used their magic to select the initial list of

to admit

already divisive reputation.

they could have made up

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