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

eventually. But

graces.”

sharp grin on me. “And then I will be Luna.”

locked down in the dungeons. My

behind me, in

whole posture shifted. She lost her

hold me,

searing into mine. “Then I can get rid

doing no such

that

wide. She straightened. “Your

I watched Nicholas push through the trees

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

hands on me, to Kirsten,

away

hand. She pointed at one of the guard. “Let go of

meanie!”

The

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

asked. “You heard

away from me. They’d held me roughly

when they released me so

danger of falling. I just

in a heartbeat. He

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