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.

I wanted Julian, or anyone else, to know about

trying

have to be terribly foolish to feel jealous over a man in

here if I wanted to keep him to

“More or less, that’s

annoyed sideways glance. He just smiled

you saying you aren’t up for the challenge?” he

someone who actually loves him?”

burned the entire length of my throat.

have fooled me.”

Julian

remain as a

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off, waiting for him. Obviously, Nathan didn’t fully trust Julian. That

Voice low again,

Jullan Nathan said.

turned and followed Nathan back to his

length of

on my own person. I glanced to my left

I

me on fire with her

forward once more, ignoring her.

tables before finally reaching ours. By this time, the

and Linda’s eggs were looking a bit dry.

upon looking at it, her previously

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