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.

Prince Nicholas, Kirsten

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

graces.”

then I will be Luna.” She laughed. “Maybe I’ll

down in the dungeons. My

crunch sounded from behind me, in the

posture shifted. She lost her spiteful arrogance and

continued to hold

seemed unchanged, her vicious eyes searing into mine. “Then I can get rid of

will be doing no such

knew that firm,

She

push through the trees and come to stand beside us.

mask of cool indifference as he took in the scene

on me, to Kirsten,

gave away his inner fury,

hand. She pointed at

meanie!”

The

up

asked. “You heard

from me. They’d held me roughly for some

released

of falling. I just needed

distance between us in a heartbeat. He placed a steadying

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