Chapter 0037

Nicholas waited for Kirsten to answer, even while she hesitated. Slowly, he lowered his hand that had

been displaying the wrist guard down to his side.

She shifted nervously from foot to foot. She laced her fingers together.

“Well… you see…

As she struggled, Elva moved into the space between Nicholas and me. She took both of our hands.

Looking down at her, I could tell that Nicholas had wiped her tears away. She wasn’t crying anymore,

though she still seemed uncertain, half–hiding behind my skirt.

Nicholas continued to wait.

Kirsten was visibly sweating. Finally, she said, “1–I did, of course.” He attempted a giggle,

forced, painful sounding. “Why would you think otherwise?”

“Because I heard what you just said.”

“You… did…?”

but it was

“You lied to me,” he said, his voice perilously monotone. “You made me believe you had done me a

kindness, when truly all you had done was attempt to cheat me.”

“It’s not like that, Prince Nicholas. I swear

what you’ve

Your Royal

looked at both of the guards, one and then the other, as if

At once, both guards

only doing what you were

direction.

She flinched.

more satisfaction than

duty for now,” Nicholas said. “You

heads again, coming to

are to escort Kirsten to her room to gather her things, then you are to see her

you can help arrange for a car to take Kirsten

the

Sir,” Lena

Kirsten’s features. “Why would I be

stepping closer to her. “Do not disgrace yourself

questioning of

words for the

It’s weeks yet until

royal family has the right to eliminate anyone from the competition at

control yourself.”

too quickly. Her

her knees. “Piper…

she

you have to tell him. We’re friends, right?

Nicholas looked at me.

say. I hadn’t expected Kirsten, who had always been such a bully

pathetic mess when

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