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 I’d been

time, Piper,” Julian said,

I was dizzy with them. But I

squirmed in my

I lowered her to the ground. “I packed some of your toys, honey. Why don’t

look at Jullan. When Jullan waved at her, she quickly looked

to her suitcase and found

a moment, before

“My brother #77

sound. Even watching him, I couldn’t discern

had always carried an enigmatic presence – always smirking, but

knew.

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

talk to me, he

ask, the most pressing was, “Why am I

shrugged. “I’m not sure how you charmed your

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

BOW

sense. The royal family had used their magic to select the

be to admit themselves

already divisive reputation.

could have

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