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

about. These matters can be handled

punishment could the

from the competition without the royal family’s

flat before the first elimination. But expulsion wasn’t

ΠΕ

my freedom of movement through the

could handle. None

that they would take

and complacent, as Kirsten laughed

you again?

breathe the same

can speak to,” I said, daring a

would not speak to anyone common was a slight he didn’t deserve. His

shared

smile tightened. Her eyebrow twitched, revealing the truth of

to you because he is a good person and he feels bad for you.

a chance

had no misconceptions about my place here. I knew I was allowed to

royal family among

me had

was not breaking me, Kirsten’s smile

be Luna, Piper. You are weak and pathetic. You don’t even have a

“She does

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