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.

stood nearby, watching. They all turned to

her feet and rushed toward me.

knees, opened my arms, and

her bedtime but I wasn’t

wanted to stay up to see you,”

She rested her head on

her forehead, “We do For a

into the room, then, and Eira it up ance

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I had to lower her back down to the ground. She ran into Nicholas’s waiting arms instead. As he lifted her, he spun her around

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

her made me feel all

burst out of Elva. It really was late

and

think you need to get some sleep, little princess,” Nicholas said as he carried Elva over that

tell me a

onto the bed. I joined them there and helped

“A story, huh? Okay.” He thought for a moment.

a story about the bravest woman I

under her blankets, bringing them right up under her

up her crown to

just like you

she fight a

fire–breathing dragon,” Nicholas replied.

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