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?

confusion on my face. “Arguments between candidates are too

about. These matters can be handled

knot began forming in my stomach. What punishment could the head of

competition without the royal family’s

look good to drop me flat before the first elimination. But expulsion wasn’t all

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move us to a smaller, windowless room. Or take away some of my

None of them were what made me feel

that they would take away Elva’s medical

me silent and complacent, as Kirsten laughed in my

were you hoping Prince Nicholas would save you again? You

deserve to breathe the same air as the prince, let alone speak to him.”

Nicholas chooses whom he can speak to,” I said, daring

imply that Nicholas would not speak to anyone common was a slight he didn’t

me had been regarding our shared

smile tightened. Her eyebrow twitched, revealing the

talks to you because he is a good person and

chance

here. I knew I was allowed

the royal family

blatant dismissal of someone like me had me

that she was not breaking me, Kirsten’s smile wavered, and her anger

don’t even have a

“She does

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