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.”

much was on the schedule for a few days until the night of the first elimination ceremony. This would give me enough time to

issue.

the wheelchair was brought, she

for that too.

when she learned I was more or less fine, she

around, I noticed that only the quiet maid was there to attend us

to be seen.

the

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

now on.”

J sald quickly. My mind reeled. “Royal orders…?

“Prince Nicholas gave the

pressed my hand to my chest,

however.

when few others would. You are more than a servant to me, you are a friend. I’d like to know how to

seemed embarrassed but she

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