Chapter 0035

The guards grabbed me by the arms and yanked me to my feet. Once I was standing, they continued to

grip, as if I might try to run away.

I’m not surprised,” Lena said, turning up her nose at me. “It was only a matter of time before this one

started some trouble.”

I struggled to maintain my calm. “She wished harm onto my daughter.”

Kirsten rolled her eyes. “Please. No one believes that. I am of the highest breeding. My word carries so

much more weight than yours, or that of your spawn.”

“But-

off

“Save your excuses for the head of the royal guard.” Lena cut me off. “He’ll be the one deciding a

punishment that will fit this show of disrespect.”

The head of the royal guard? Not the King or Queen or the princes?

seen the confusion on my face. “Arguments between

matters can be handled by the palace

forming in my stomach. What punishment could the

the competition without the

before the first elimination. But expulsion wasn’t all

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us to a smaller, windowless room. Or take away some of my freedom of movement through the grounds. Perhaps, they would want me to perform

those potential punishments I could handle. None of them

deepest fear was that they would take

silent and complacent, as Kirsten laughed

you hoping Prince Nicholas would save you again? You should know by now, Piper, that

You don’t deserve to breathe the same air

speak to,” I said, daring a soft

would not speak to anyone

regarding our shared past, not because of

twitched, revealing the

Nicholas only talks to you because he is a good person and he feels bad for you. You

actually have a chance in this competition? Someone like

here. I knew I was allowed to stay simply

royal family among the common

of someone like me had me lifting my chin

was not breaking me, Kirsten’s

You don’t even have a

“She does

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