Chapter 0018

I blinked, stunned into silence. Me? A front runner in the competition?

No. Clearly those people didn’t realize how much Nicholas hated me. Once the cameras were allowed

into the palace, and they saw the two of us interacting, they would learn the truth.

Nicholas hated me.

Julian only wanted to use me in his games.

And Joyce seemed utterly disinterested in the whole thing.

I wasn’t a front runner. I was someone barely hanging on.

Regardless, I thanked my maid for the information.

“Now,” the maid said, turning toward the closet. “It is time to prepare you for the banquet.”

The banquet. Right. Tonight was the first official banquet with all three princes and the candidates. We

would formally dine in the dining room.

trainers had reinforced the required etiquette for mealtimes that I

do so in front of the royal family and potential cameras, made

nanny had been hired for her, and was set to arrive

soon, I had

her here, but she seemed content enough, playing with

fort.

see your dress,” the maid said, and led

why I needed another dress. I liked my

Deep emerald in color, it was

had worn something like this. For work, I’d worn

days off, I wore slacks and t–shirts, with an occasional high–necked

Nothing like this

noticed

you won’t want to take it

She was right.

the mirror, I barely recognized myself in the

Elva looked at me with comically wide eyes.

know,” I

seemed certain. “You

confidence I needed to keep my head high as I

the table. Joyce claimed a seat at the far end. Nicholas wasn’t in

it came time for the girls to

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