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.

Julian, or anyone

cleared my throat, trying to collect

Prince Julian. I would have to be terribly foolish to feel jealous over a

fight off every girl here if

or less, that’s true. Yes.”

annoyed sideways glance. He

for the challenge?” he asked. Voice lower, for

who actually

love him.” The words burned the entire length of my

shrugged. “Could have fooled me.”

Nathan arrived to reclaim wayward Julian and return him to his

are supposed to remain as a unit,”

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a couple feet off, waiting for him. Obviously, Nathan didn’t

I have to go try Lilliana’s pastries for myself.” Voice low again, he added, “They’re bumt on the bottom, by the way.

Jullan Nathan said.

then turned and followed Nathan back to

full length of his

two hateful eyes on my own

I

on fire with

faced forward once

more tables before finally reaching ours. By

eggs were looking

table, but, upon

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