Chapter 0192

“She’s smart,” Julian said. “She knows how to fade into the background. I’ve seen her do it.”

“Even so…”

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“I’ll keep an eye on her. One of us should head back to the party anyway,” Julian said with a wink. “The ladies are probably missing me, the most handsome of us anyway.”

Nicholas gave him a flat look.

Julian smirked and disappeared.

Then Nicholas took my arm and led me through the hallways. By now, my nerves were getting to me. I just wanted to see Elva, to hold her and know she’s okay.

Nicholas was texting Mark with one hand.

“No issues today,” Nicholas said, which gave me a measure of comfort. I still would feel better if I could see it all with my own eyes.

When we reached the hallway of rooms, I was walking very quickly. Nicholas, blessedly, was keeping pace. His guards were keeping watch outside my door. Nicholas stopped to speak with them.

“Go on inside, Piper,” he said.

I nodded and walked in.

Mark stood nearby, watching. They all turned to look at me when I

jumped to her feet and rushed

my arms, and scooped her into

bedtime but I wasn’t

wanted to stay up to see you,” the nanny

stay, Mommy Elva said. She rested her

For a

room, then, and Eira

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She ran into Nicholas’s

healed my heart in ways nothing else could. That Nicholas had been the one to bring

her made me feel

yawn burst out of Elva. It really

eyes with Nicholas and then motioned toward the bed.

think you need to get some sleep, little princess,” Nicholas said as

me a story?”

bed. I joined them

thought for a moment. Then he gave me a sideways.

tell you a story about

snuggled under her blankets, bringing

little. “A Queen. She gave up her crown to

just like you

fight a dragon?”

huge fierce, fire–breathing dragon,”

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