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?”

of his presence. I’d given him quite the shock

I felt two pairs of eyes pressing down onto me. One pair belonged to Linda, who

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He wore no expression, but a chill struck through me under the intensity of his eyes. He was judgmental

Linda’s ultimatum.

So I held out my hand and

my hand in both of his.

moment, a touch of

grin sharpened. “Wouldn’t want the whole room to see

jealous you are.”

his features.

a bit at the words, even though it had no real reason to. Nicholas and I did not belong to

other anymore. He had no right to be jealous,

pulling me out onto the dance floor. As he held my hand with one of

was able to keep up fairly easily. With Julian twirling me around the dance floor, I noticed Linda and

Julian and me with an unreadable expression. His eyes never left us for long, even as other girls

and Nicholas disappear for a time. Then

swallowed thickly. “I don’t know

change in him.” Julian

shift in you,

but Julian, holding me upright, guided me into the next step without

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