Chapter 0059

Quickly, I exited the car, Julian sighed, threw the car into park, and got out too.

“Over here, Piper,” Nicholas said, motioning to the space beside him. Obediently, I went where he

directed.

Softly, he asked me, “Are you alright?”

The question startled me a moment. I wasn’t sure why he cared. But I assuaged his concerns. “I’m not

hurt.”

Nicholas nodded at me, then rounded on Julian. His voice was thick with fury.

“How could you do something like this? You broke all the rules. Do you not care at all that you’ve potentially endangered Piper’s candidacy for the games?”

Julian rolled his eyes. “It was just a bit of fun, Nicholas.”

“At her expense. You have nothing to lose. She could be punished for your little act of rebellion.”

My y stomach twisted uncomfortably. I hadn’t thought of the consequences like this. I’d just followed

Julian. Was I truly at risk of being expelled?

“It’s not that big of a deal. I doubt anyone noticed.”

“Everyone noticed you zoom out of here first thing in the morning. They even caught your act on

camera.” He waved toward the front gate, where I remembered seeing the camera crew earlier.

Julian glanced from Nicholas to me, and then back again. His smile turned cat–like.

“Just a short while ago, Piper was telling me that you didn’t care about her anymore. Yet here you are,

coming to her rescue like a perfect knight in shining armor.”

Nicholas stiffened. “I don’t care.”

I lowered my head.

“Then why so serious, dear brother?” Julian asked.

wouldn’t be right for any candidate to be

if it was Lilliana I had out here,

“You are such

I knew I wasn’t special to Nicholas anymore,

no less

again and again

go, Julian,” I

to shield his

if Piper gets into any

you can

me, Julian laughed again,

his Beta Brian approached us, Julian tossed him

the palace.

to the side of the driveway, and

Nicholas and I alone, I began to feel nervous. I rubbed a hand

“Thank you,” I said.

gaze at something over my shoulder, refusing to meet

same for any of

than I should have allowed. I tried to hide my

only thing I could do was escape. “If you’ll excuse

again. Sometimes, with the way he

neither Julian nor Nicholas had corrected me, so maybe they hadn’t

hoped

was waylaid by Lena, who walked directly into my path and

you are. Finally. There won’t be an

do you

speak with the Luna.

her since she was sleeping. Reasonable or not, I

her health. Mornings were

high on her forehead. “You

I didn’t have a choice. I would have

something was

corrected. T’ll

palace toward the grand

through the flowers and bushes, I noticed she was taking me closer to the

and her entourage had arranged a tea party

had brought out cushioned chairs and a table. Even a table

was meeting a girl. Was this another solo date? When

arranged?

would the Queen choose to meet with me here? It

my past relationship with her son. She never brought

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