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.

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

escape.

with the boar if he found it. It’s better if stays to the side.”

around my ankle, giving me some relief from the

and looked at me, then to

know.”

firm tone sounded

they are willing to go far enough to put her

be able to take

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

Julian instead.

to worry

Nicholas secured the bandage, then sat back

to needlessly upset you, but… Jullan’s right, in this case. If

it again, brother. Wait, I

finally lifted

conspiring against you. It is

Mark is there specifically to protect Elva

served this family for many years, but I cannot deny

the competition began.”

by the King and Queen,” Julian

Joseph had a part in anything this horrific. Even to

some concrete evidence.”

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