Chapter 0131

I tried to pull my eyes away just to prove him wrong. Too quickly, I was looking again.

“She’s the King and Queen’s favorite,” Jullan said.

“Your brother’s, too.” I tried to keep the distain from my voice, but I was a poor actor. I was certain that it

shone on through,

“Maybe.” Julian studied me now, the others apparently forgotten. “I’m not so sure.”

“He wouldn’t let just anyone hand–feed him.” I crossed my arms.

Julian tilted his head. “Why, Piper. If I didn’t know better, I’d say you were jealous.”

His words startled me and my eyes went wide.

Jealous? No, that couldn’t be right. What Nicholas and I had was done and over with long ago.

Except it wasn’t. At least, not for me. My recent fantasies of Nicholas as my husband and father to Elva

proved it.

But to be jealous here, now, in the midst of this competition? I had not recognized the churn in my

stomach and tightness in my chest for what it truly was.

Yes, I was jealous.

anyone else, to

trying to collect

serious, Prince Julian. I would have to be terribly foolish to feel

here

“More or less, that’s

annoyed sideways glance. He just

challenge?” he asked. Voice lower, for

someone who actually

don’t love him.” The words burned the entire length of

have fooled me.”

arrived to reclaim wayward Julian and return

to remain as a unit,”

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agreed to return, though Nathan didn’t move but a couple feet off, waiting for him. Obviously,

myself.” Voice low again, he

Jullan Nathan said.

to his

of his

the weight of two hateful eyes on my own person. I glanced to my

I

on fire with her gaze.

faced forward once

went through two more tables before finally reaching ours. By this time, the sun was

were looking a bit dry.

upon looking at it,

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