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?

have seen the confusion on my

family about. These matters can be handled by the

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

to be ejected from the competition

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

ΠΕ

away some of my freedom of movement through the grounds. Perhaps, they

potential punishments I could handle. None of them

deepest fear was that they would take

alone kept me silent and complacent, as

save you again? You should know by now,

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

he can speak to,” I said, daring a soft

imply that Nicholas would not speak to anyone common was a

shared past, not because

Her eyebrow twitched, revealing the truth of her

because he is a good person and he

think you actually have a chance in

knew

the royal family

like me had me lifting my chin

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

will never be Luna, Piper. You are weak and pathetic. You don’t

“She does

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