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.

should continue making gifts for Prince Nicholas, Kirsten said. “Gifts

suspicion eventually. But many

graces.”

“And then I will

down in the dungeons. My

behind me,

shifted. She lost her

guards continued to hold me, but their grip

eyes searing into mine. “Then I can

will be doing

that

eyes went wide. She straightened. “Your Royal

watched Nicholas push through the trees and come to stand beside

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

hands on me, to Kirsten, to

eyes gave away

hand. She pointed at

meanie!”

The

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

asked. “You heard

guards‘ hands fell away from me. They’d held

when they released

danger of falling. I just needed to readjust my

us in a heartbeat. He placed

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