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.

that I wanted Julian, or anyone else,

cleared my throat, trying to collect

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

off every girl here if I

hummed. “More or less,

an annoyed sideways glance. He just smiled at me.

aren’t up for the challenge?” he asked. Voice lower, for my

he deserve someone who actually loves him?”

words burned the entire

“Could have

arrived to reclaim wayward Julian and

supposed to remain as

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for him. Obviously, Nathan

myself.” Voice low again, he added, “They’re bumt

Jullan Nathan said.

Nathan back to his family. Nicholas, I noticed,

of his return

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

I

fire

faced forward once

more tables before finally reaching ours. By this time, the

Linda’s eggs were

upon looking at

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