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.

breath I hadn’t

a long time, Piper,” Julian

questions, I was dizzy with them. But I had

in my

ground. “I packed some of your toys, honey. Why don’t

Jullan. When Jullan waved

to her suitcase and found

a moment,

“My brother #77

humming sound. Even watching

always smirking, but never

knew.

I would seek out for answers. But since he was

talk to me, he was my only

to ask, the

your way through the initial selection, but once

easily undone. Not without great embarrassment to the royal

BOW

used their magic

admit a mistake would be to admit themselves fallible. This would only further

already divisive reputation.

so, surely they could have made up some

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