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.

for Prince Nicholas, Kirsten said. “Gifts that I would then give

But many gifts would surely lead me

graces.”

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

in the dungeons.

crunch sounded from behind me, in the

shifted. She lost her

to hold me, but their grip

Kirsten seemed unchanged, her vicious eyes searing into mine. “Then I

be doing

that firm, male

wide. She straightened. “Your Royal

my head, I watched Nicholas push through the trees and

face was a mask of cool indifference as he took in

me, to Kirsten, to Lena

his eyes gave away his inner

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

meanie!”

The

girl, then looked up at

asked.

me. They’d held

released me

truly in danger of falling. I just needed to readjust

us in a

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