Chapter 0100

“No,” Nicholas said.

Julian, still bowing, shot him a glare. “I wasn’t asking you, brother. In case that wasn’t obvious.”

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“She will not dance with you, because she is about to dance with me.” Nicholas said.

Julian straightened upright. “Is that what was happening here? Because, to me, it appeared as if you two were awkwardly standing near each other and only barely talking.”

That description didn’t sound so different from some of the royal dances I knew, but I decided not to

point that out.

“Even if we were only talking, you must admit how exceedingly rude it is to interrupt,” Nicholas said.

“Rude, maybe,” Julian said. “But necessary, if I’m to save Piper from an evening of boredom.”

“Perhaps we should ask the lady to choose for herself,” Nicholas said. He looked at me.

Julian did too. “Well, Piper? Which of us will it be?”

the shock tonight, I

eyes pressing down onto me. One pair belonged to Linda, who

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struck through me under the intensity of his eyes. He was judgmental and observant. I had no

Linda’s ultimatum.

take the chance either way. So I held out

he clasped my hand in both of his.

touch

be a sore loser, brother.” Julian’s grin sharpened. “Wouldn’t want the whole room to see

jealous you are.”

Nicholas schooled his

had no real reason to. Nicholas and I did not

He had no right to be jealous, and I had no right to want him

have fooled me.” Julian tugged on my hand, pulling me out onto the dance floor. As he

steps were simple. I was able to keep up fairly easily. With Julian

His eyes never left us for long, even

and I braced myself for whatever observation he was about to make. “You and Nicholas disappear for a time. Then when you return, he is even more

thickly. “I don’t

but there’s definitely been a change in him.” Julian tilted his head, looking

shift in

feet, but Julian, holding me upright, guided me into the next step

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