Chapter 0079

“We were renting an apartment with a friend of mine, Anna. I worked hard for that life. Sometimes I even,

well… I’ve let more experiences happen than I should have, for the sake of a paycheck.”

My hands ached. Looking down I realized I held the wooden armrests of the chair in a white–knuckled

grip. I attempted to loosen my hold. “Were you harmed?”

“Not for the lack of effort on their part,” Piper said. “My boss at this last job was particularly vile, but your

guards came to retrieve me at just the right moment.”

My grip returned tenfold. The wood creaked.

I wanted to tell her that she was safe now, and that people like that would never be able to touch her again. I wanted her to give me this vermin’s name so I could chase him down and have him locked in the

dungeon.

I considered yet doing the last one, when Elva’s condition wasn’t quite so dire. But the previous I could

I

not promise.

first elimination coming up, I did not know if she would continue to be allowed to stay at the palace.

attention to us both.

and when she left, I had

could. I sat in the chair

early morning hours, Elva’s fever finally broke, and Piper was

to alert the physician.

She must have been so relieved and so exhausted,

to worry anymore, her body sunk fast into

an arm under her knees and the other around

to the other side of the bed and

the covers up over her tired

my chair and watched over Piper and Elva both

When I saw him enter the room, I stood, leaving the physician to her work

forecasts had predicted a miniscule chance of rain,

something back. Unusual. He typically told me

for

“Mark?”

for yourself. The royal family is gathered in

Elva continued to

and watch over them in your stead,

was I able to pull myself away. “Very

Mark nodded.

allowed myself only one last quick glance behind me, then I made my way from

around the television. A weather report blared on the screen. Red bars

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