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

long time, Piper,” Julian

with them. But I had no idea where to

squirmed in

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

Jullan. When Jullan waved at her, she quickly looked

to her suitcase and

moment, before turning

“My brother #77

watching him,

an enigmatic presence – always smirking, but never quite revealing all that

knew.

of person I would seek out for answers. But since he was here

talk to me, he was my only

I wanted to ask, the most pressing

you charmed your way through

so easily undone. Not

BOW

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

to admit themselves fallible. This would only

already divisive reputation.

even so, surely they could have made up

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