Chapter 0038

Lena pressed a hand to her face.

“Lena, we will speak about your part in this later.” Nicholas said, dismissing her.

“Yes, Sir.” Lena, keeping her eyes on the ground, quickly turned and walked back toward the palace.

Elva, who had been hiding behind my skirts, peeked her head out. “Is it over? No more loud yelling?”

“I

“It’s over,” I told her, but then looked up at Nicholas, whose tight expression had not relaxed. “I think.”

“Mark“” Nicholas called out⠀⠀

Mark emerged from the tree line. He had been close and ready. Likely he had planned to jump out if he

had been needed.

Nicholas lowered himself down to one knee to speak to Elva. “Elva, do you mind playing with Mark for a

minute while I speak with your mother?”

Elva seemed unsure. She looked up at me.

I smiled and nodded, giving her support.

Slowly, she walked over to Mark, who held out a hand for her. She

as if she

were out of earshot, Nicholas’s piercing gaze shifted back

the wrist guard I’d made. The one he now knew

you give this to me directly,

I thought of lying, or simply

knew the truth.

Elva,” I said. I motioned toward the wrist guard. “This was just a

gesture.”

I struggle to see the sincerity in that.” He lowered his arm. “It’s much more likely that you are using your previous

it that way, I wouldn’t have kept it

knew I would discover the

I didn’t. I just wanted to

at my patience. He thought so

earlier seemed

my denial seriously. He

you’ve been chasing after me, but I didn’t expect you to now have Julian

Julian have to do with anything?

my sleeve,” I

up your sleeve.”

I’m not sure why. I suppose your

he usually avoids anyone with

My… beauty?

Focus, Piper.

mouth to deny Julian’s attraction, but Nicholas cut me off before I could

your distance

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