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.

the required etiquette for mealtimes that

comfortable enough to eat with the others casually, but to do so in front of the royal family and

stay behind. A nanny had been hired for

soon, I had

leaving her here, but she seemed content enough,

fort.

the maid said, and led me

another dress. I

a velvet evening gown. Deep emerald in color, it was sleeveless with a v- shaped

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

On days off, I wore slacks

Nothing like this

maid noticed my

you won’t want to take

She was right.

the mirror, I barely recognized

comically wide eyes. “Mommy, are

don’t know,” I

seemed certain.

to keep my head

Julian selected a spot near the center of the table. Joyce claimed a seat at the far end. Nicholas wasn’t in the room yet. The King and Queen took opposite ends at the head of the

to

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