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?”

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

down onto me. One pair belonged to Linda, who downed an entire champagne flute while glaring at me. The other

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the intensity of his eyes. He was judgmental and observant. I had no way of knowing

Linda’s ultimatum.

the chance either way. So I held out

he clasped my hand in both

a touch of surprise widening

grin sharpened. “Wouldn’t want the whole

jealous you are.”

instant, Nicholas schooled his

at the words, even though it had no real reason to. Nicholas and I

no right to be jealous, and

me out onto the dance floor. As he

I was able to keep up fairly easily. With Julian twirling me

expression. His eyes never left us for long, even

about to make. “You and Nicholas disappear for

thickly. “I don’t know

but there’s definitely been a change in him.” Julian tilted

shift in you,

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

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