Chapter 0087

I knew this had been part of Julian and Nicholas’s plan to make me untouchable. With the credit of the kill, I became the hero of the hunt. This surely made whatever scheme Lena and Joseph planned backfire spectacularly.

Vindicating, truly, but I wasn’t sure how it made me invincible.

Nicholas had said to trust him, and I did. But I really hated lying like this. I was keeping too many secrets

already, I didn’t want anymore.

When the spectacle was mostly over, Nicholas led me to a stone bench in the gardens and had me sit.

“I will return with the physician,” he said.

A few minutes later, the physician appeared without him. He’d kept his word, and I was honored that he cared enough to seek out the doctor to begin with.

Yet I couldn’t deny the twinge of disappointment I felt inside when he had not joined her.

The physician checked me over. “You should stay off of your ankle as much as you can. I will have a wheelchair brought in to help you to your room. I’ll make sure you are provided with crutches as well, if

you’d prefer.”

schedule for a few days until the night

issue.

the physician. Once the wheelchair was brought, she

for that too.

when she saw me in the wheelchair. But when she learned I was more or less

maid was there to attend us now. The stranger

be

something happen to the other

royal orders,” the maid said “I hope that I will be enough to

now on.”

enough,” J sald quickly.

“Prince Nicholas gave the order

against my ribcage. He was personally seeing to my protection yet again. I pressed my hand to my chest, trying for calm. It didn’t

however.

added, “I know it’s not proper, but… you have aided me when few others would. You are more than a servant to me, you are a friend.

embarrassed but

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