Chapter 0049

No, that was a foolish notion. He was kind to Elva because he was a kind person. At the end of the day, Elva and I were going to be eliminated from the competition.

We’d leave the palace, return to our little apartment with Anna, and never hear from Nicholas again, We’d probably see him on television sometimes, with updates on his new family.

It might hurt to see, but that was life.

Dreams were dreams. Reality was reality.

I couldn’t have both.

“It’s so nice of Prince Nicholas to spend so much time with you and your daughter,” said one of the other girls to me

“Looks good for the cameras, too,” said another girl, pointing as a cameraman came close to Elva.

Odd, I hadn’t really noticed them before.

Neither, apparently, had Nicholas. Because the moment he spotted the camera following Elva, he swung her the other way, out of the camera’s line of sight.

just for

girl relented. “It just shows off a side of him people don’t get to see. I’m not sure

not the type of person to take advantage of that. He danced with Elva because he didn’t want her to be

it’s fun to see while it lasts,” another girl said. “Hope you are enjoying yourself too, Piper. We all know you’ll be

knew I’d be gone soon as well as anyone, but

Are those guards

were staring. True enough, a pair of guards was

think they want?”

to go by, but instead they stopped night

“Miss Piper one asked

they’re here for you,” whispered one of

that’s me.” I told

watched me with blank expressions. These must

I wondered what happened to the ones who had initially

Follow me

the guards began to walk away. The other waited

  1. me.

was unnerving, like I was being arrested or something. But how could that

paused, though, when he spotted me. His eyes narrowed as

a side, sitting room. The Queen herself sat on a plush sofa, bracketed by

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