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.

the nanny were sitting on the ground, playing with their dolls. Mark stood nearby, watching. They all turned to look at

feet and rushed toward

knees, opened my arms, and scooped her into

her bedtime but I wasn’t complaining.

to stay up to see you,”

get to stay, Mommy Elva said. She rested her head on my shoulder, clearly tired.

do For a bit longer, anyway,

then, and Eira it up ance moni

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

nothing else could. That Nicholas had been the one

me feel all the

another yawn burst out of Elva. It

and then

little princess,” Nicholas said as he carried Elva over

me a story?” Elva said.

onto the bed. I joined them there

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

“I’ll tell you a story about the

blankets, bringing them right up under her

gave up her crown to save her little girl,

just like you

she fight a dragon?”

huge fierce, fire–breathing dragon,”

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