Chapter 0150

Five minutes after that, I excused myself from the party when Mark called for me.

As I headed to the door, I nearly tripped over my feet, spotting Nicholas waiting there.

“Prince Nicholas,” I said. “What a surprise.”

“You wanted to go to the store?” he asked me

I glanced at Mark, but he just stared back brightly, like nothing was

“I surely can’t ask a prince to run errands with me,” I said.

wrong.

Nicholas shrugged like it was no big deal. “It would be good to get away for a while.” He turned away

before I could think to argue. I hurried to slip on my shoes, grab a light jacket, and chase after him into the

hallway.

He drove us away from the palace in one of the less flashy sedans. It was black with tinted windows.

“If Julian had any sense, he would use one of these to sneak out properly,” Nicholas said.

I sighed, remembering our great escape of a first date. “Most of the time, he wants to be seen. He lives

boy persona,

he drags you into it,” Nicholas

of bringing me

Because of him and our outings, I was able to feel my wolf

not be all

face hardened. He said nothing more, just glared out the front

to town.

through a portion of the town with shuttered up buildings and

run–down cars,

doors had locked automatically when Nicholas had

making

said. “A lady shouldn’t have to witness such

from what

to glance at me. Then a second

had that just been wishful thinking on his part?

much of your kingdom looks like this. Over the past few years, there’s

many people are homeless. I’ve had to

over Elva’s

three jobs?” Nicholas repeated like

I

be much worse off if I didn’t find such a good

thank her for. I’ll be indebted to her the

of years.”

the steering wheel. “Things have been that dire.” It wasn’t

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