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?”

presence. I’d given him quite the shock tonight, I was sure, with

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

The King v

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

Linda’s ultimatum.

chance either way. So I held out

hand in both of

a moment, a touch of surprise widening his eyes.

a sore loser, brother.” Julian’s grin sharpened. “Wouldn’t

jealous you are.”

schooled his features.

even though it had no real reason to. Nicholas and I did

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

the dance floor. As he held my hand with one of his, he wrapped

were simple. I was able to keep up fairly easily. With Julian twirling me around the

an unreadable expression. His eyes never left us for long, even as other

for whatever observation he was about to make. “You and Nicholas disappear

don’t know what

change in him.” Julian tilted his

shift in

my feet, but Julian, holding me upright,

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