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

been a long time, Piper,” Julian said, approaching me. “You

many questions, I was dizzy with them. But

in

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

a distrustful look at Jullan. When Jullan waved

over to her suitcase and found

for a moment, before

“My brother #77

watching him, I couldn’t discern what

– always smirking, but

knew.

would seek out for answers. But since he was here and

talk to me, he was my only

the

sure how you charmed your way through the initial selection, but once it

easily undone. Not without great embarrassment

BOW

family had used their magic to select

would be to admit themselves fallible. This

already divisive reputation.

surely they could have made up

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