Chapter 0029

I wanted to storm over there and demand Kirsten apologize for accepting thanks for a gift she hadn’t

given. But I couldn’t do so without revealing to Nicholas that I was the one who had given it. If Nicholas

knew the truth, he’d assume the worst.

He’d think the gift was disingenuous, and that I was just chasing after his crown.

I didn’t want nobility. I didn’t want to be his wife, or girlfriend, or whatever else.

I

I only wanted medical care for Elva. So I kept my mouth firmly shut.

Julian plucked my dropped bow off the ground and handed it to me. “Something on your mind, Piper?”

His knowing smirk returned tenfold.

I wasn’t in the mood for his games anymore.

my room.

bow

all of the girls rested in the parlor,

towels from the servants.

for the First Ball. The princes would each take a turn dancing with all the ladies.

of the girls bemoaned the randomness.

like Kirsten, seemed confident that

banquet,” Kirsten said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if

to be

rolled her eyes.

best to ignore her, still irritated over Nicholas’s

lifted her and twirled her through the air. She giggled in delight. The sound soothed me like a

candies at the ball?”

they’ll have all kinds of deserts. Candles

pretty dresses?

prettiest of all.”

a princess,” Susie said from beside us. Elva

to look like princess to attract the attention of the princes,” said

dress do you think they’d

First Ball was ‘Blessings of the Moon Goddess.” What

interpretation.

of the Moon Goddess. They’d wear dresses in shiny silver or white, with teardrop–shaped

friendly conversation by saying, “I’m not sharing what I’m going to wear. Why would I give

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