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.

exhaled the breath I hadn’t realized

Julian said, approaching me. “You must

so many questions, I was dizzy with them.

in my

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

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

to her suitcase

a moment, before

“My brother #77

humming sound. Even watching

always carried an enigmatic presence – always

knew.

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

me, he was

ask, the most pressing

“I’m not sure how you charmed your way through the initial

cannot be so easily undone. Not without great embarrassment

BOW

that made sense. The royal family had used their

a mistake would be to admit themselves fallible. This would

already divisive reputation.

surely they could

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