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, approaching me. “You must

many questions, I was dizzy with them.

in my

as I lowered her to the ground. “I packed

Elva cast a distrustful look at Jullan. When Jullan waved

to her suitcase and found

moment, before turning to

“My brother #77

sound. Even watching

presence – always smirking,

knew.

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

to me, he

ask, the most pressing was, “Why

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

undone. Not without great embarrassment to the royal

BOW

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

admit themselves fallible. This would only

already divisive reputation.

they could have

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