Chapter 0036

Her fury, which I had caused to heighten for a moment, quickly smoothed out again. Her grin returned,

wide and sharp.

“I should have known you were the one who made that sad little gift. It was so simple, so… fashion-

backwards. I had been ready to apologize for its very existence, before the prince made his small mix up.”

Nhad spent hours crafting that wrist guard for the prince. I had purposefully made the design simplistic, knowing Nicholas would prefer it that way. Flashy clothes were never his style.

That Kirsten didn’t know that only showed how little she understood the prince she chased.

“If you wanted him to know it was from you, you should have given it to him directly,” Kirsten said. “That

you didn’t only shows that you knew he would reject it. Just like he’ll reject you, very soon.”

“You shouldn’t have taken credit –”

“It’s too late, Piper. No one will ever believe you made it. Not now. Not against my word. Although…” She

tapped her finger to her chin and looked at Lena. “I think I know a fitting punishment.”

“Oh?” Lena lifted a brow.

Kirsten said. “Gifts that I would then

one gift might arise suspicion eventually. But many gifts would surely lead me into his

graces.”

then I will be Luna.” She laughed.

in the dungeons.

from behind me, in the

posture shifted. She lost her spiteful arrogance and

guards continued to hold me, but

into mine. “Then I can get rid

will be doing no such

that firm, male

She straightened.

Nicholas push through the trees and come to stand

a mask of cool indifference as he took in the scene before him, looking from the guards,

to Kirsten, to

gave away his inner fury, gold

She pointed at one of the guard. “Let

meanie!”

The

the girl, then looked up at Nicholas, who was watching

Nicholas asked. “You

me. They’d held me roughly for some time now,

when they released me so

truly in danger of falling. I just needed to

so, Nicholas closed the distance between us in a heartbeat. He placed a

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