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?

my face. “Arguments

about. These matters can be handled by the palace

forming in my stomach. What punishment could the head of

competition without the royal family’s consent. As a

me flat before the first elimination.

ΠΕ

smaller, windowless room. Or take away some of my freedom of movement through the grounds. Perhaps, they

handle. None of

fear was that they would

me silent and complacent, as

were you hoping Prince Nicholas would save you again? You should know

don’t deserve to breathe the same air as the prince, let alone speak to

Nicholas chooses whom he can speak

speak to anyone common was a slight he didn’t

me had been regarding our shared past,

Her eyebrow twitched, revealing the truth of her

to you because he is a good person and he

chance in this competition?

my place here. I knew I was allowed to stay simply

family among the common

me had

me, Kirsten’s smile wavered, and her

pathetic. You don’t even have

“She does

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