Chapter 0084

Sabotage.

That was what someone had done to my bow. They had purposefully cut a tiny fracture into the wood so when I attempted to fire, the entire thing would snap.

And it had, right at the crucial moment. Because of this, I had nearly been gored.

Nicholas gently touched my calf, directing my leg how he needed it. With a slow but deliberate touch, he

slid

my boot off and inspected my swollen ankle.

The moment felt too intimate, so I spoke to break the tension.

“The last time I saw you both, you were in a swarm of eligible ladies.”

“We lost them in a hurry,” Julian said with a snort. He continued to inspect my bow, particularly where

the slice had been made. “The cameras, too.”

“No one knows these woods as well as us,” Nicholas agreed.

laughed. “Poor Joyce, though. He’s never really been the outdoor

escape.

with the boar if he found it.

ankle, giving me some

and looked at me, then

know.”

tone sounded like a

are willing to go far enough

be able to take

know something about this?” I asked Nicholas. When he couldn’t meet my eye, I turned

Julian instead.

want to worry

weren’t certain yet. We still aren’t, fully.” Nicholas

want to needlessly upset you, but… Jullan’s right, in this case. If they are willing to do you harm, you should

brother.

Instead, he finally lifted his gaze to mine and

belleve Lena and Joseph are conspiring against you. It is

to protect you. Mark is there specifically to protect Elva at

“They have both served this family for many years, but I cannot deny

the competition began.”

and trusted by the King and Queen,” Julian

Joseph had a part in anything this horrific. Even to

some concrete evidence.”

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