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?”

given him quite the shock tonight, I was sure, with revelation after revelation. I wanted to make

pressing down onto me. One pair belonged to Linda, who downed an entire champagne flute while glaring at me. The other pair was the King’s.

The King v

the intensity of his eyes. He

Linda’s ultimatum.

way. So I

my hand

touch of surprise widening

Julian’s grin sharpened. “Wouldn’t want the whole

jealous you are.”

Nicholas schooled his features.

even though it had no

other anymore. He had no right to be jealous, and I

floor. As he

was a faster song, though the steps were simple. I was able to keep up fairly easily. With Julian twirling me around

eyes never left us for long,

about to make. “You and Nicholas disappear for a

don’t know

slight, but there’s definitely been a change in him.”

a shift in

Julian, holding me

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