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.

right for any candidate to be disqualified

So if it was Lilliana I had

shook his head. “You are

wasn’t special to

no less

again and again

let it go,

was unreadable. When had he begun to shield his true self so defensively?

Nicholas, if Piper gets into any trouble

you

laughed

tossed him the keys to the car and started

the palace.

me to the side of the driveway, and Brian drove the car back

I alone, I began to feel nervous. I rubbed

“Thank you,” I said.

thank me.” He kept his gaze at something over my

the same for

more than I should have allowed. I tried to hide my

I could do

his title again. Sometimes, with the way he acted, it was so difficult

neither Julian nor Nicholas had corrected me,

really hoped

room, but I was waylaid by Lena, who walked directly into my path and stopped, hands

are. Finally. There won’t be an escape this

you

with

her since

her health.

rose high on her forehead. “You

have a choice. I would have

something was

corrected. T’ll follow

the palace toward the grand glass double–doors that led out

and bushes, I noticed she was taking me closer to

a tea

had brought out cushioned chairs and a table.

a girl.

arranged?

meet with me here? It

she wasn’t aware of my past relationship with her son.

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