Chapter 0070

My eyes went wide. As poor as I felt, I still pushed myself upright on the bed – until he placed a hand on

my shoulder and eased me back down.

“I won’t give up,” I told him. “I can’t.”

“I wouldn’t ask you to, except for your own safety, Piper. If you truly don’t care about being Luna, like you say, then you should care more for yourself. The people here only want to do you harm.”

“It doesn’t matter what happens to me. Can’t you see? I will stay. I’ll do anything they want to make sure

that Elva continues to get the best medical care.”

“Even if this happens again?”

“Even then.”

Crossing his arms, he let out a quiet sigh. “I’d forgotten how stubborn you could be.”

“Only with important things.”

I felt a bit strange with him standing so rigidly beside the bed while I was within it. I motioned toward the

edge of the bed.

“You can sit if you want.”

said. Yet after a moment, he propped himself on the very edge of the mattress, as

he could be. “You asked me

wasn’t entirely certain. I had just wanted him near. “I

sure your maids would sit with

trust my

gaze focused on me

sent me ahead without a word.” I smoothed out the blankets on my lap. “Though I guess, even if I had been warned then, those that want

have

I thought you should

never let them win like that, by scaring me off. “I don’t know why they can’t

I’ll be the first

“You seem certain.”

as a publicity stunt.

acknowledgement

to warm up, and with that warmth, sleepiness followed.

away, and

happy with the way

me a curious

for the attention of three men is so ridiculous. And

you ever supposed to find

essential,” Nicholas said. “The royal family needs a strong public image.

might

public into your lives

our mates

to believe that someone like Nicholas would have trouble finding someone to love who

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