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

Piper,” Julian said,

was dizzy with them. But

squirmed in

lowered her to the ground. “I packed some of your toys,

a distrustful look at Jullan. When

over to her suitcase and

for a moment, before turning to

“My brother #77

a thoughtful humming sound. Even watching him, I couldn’t

presence – always

knew.

I would seek out for answers. But since he was

talk to me, he was my

many questions I wanted to ask, the most pressing was, “Why am I

your way through the initial selection, but once

Not

BOW

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

mistake would be to admit themselves

already divisive reputation.

so, surely they could have made up some

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