Chapter 0197

“Nicholas? What are you doing here?”

Crossing his arms, he tilted his head to the side. “Mark told me you asked him to teach you self- defense, but his duties are too essential to allow for the time to teach you. But, I do think it’s valuable for

I

you to learn. So I’ve decided to step in instead.”

I wasn’t entirely sure he was being honest here. Yes, Mark did have important duties, but surely so did

the prince? For Nicholas to be here instead of Mark made me wonder if there was more to this than he

was saying.

“I’m still mad at you,” I said. My hurt from the day before didn’t magically disappear.

“I’ll make it up to you.” He came closer. His eyes were earnest, even if his face was impassive. “I’m

proud of you, Piper. For how strong you are, and how far you’ve come all on your own. But I hope you will

let me help you now.”

My cheeks burned a little. “Just teach me, okay?” I didn’t know what else to say.

corner of his mouth. “Whatever

servants began to put down soft mats that we

That way, if we fell, neither of us would get hurt.

was set up, Nicholas led

pair of sweatpants with a

just how tight it was when he turned

the width of Nicholas’s

and

we were on the mats, Nicholas turned

want to show you how to stop someone who is reaching

there, and I try to

then made a grabbing motion

mes before.

“Now twist.”

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I twisted.

in pain as I turned his arm in an awkward angle.

immediately released him. “I’m sorry!”

was good. Perfect even.”

hour, he showed me many different defensive stances and tricks.

said. “If they are coming for you, it’s not a fair fight, so

Go for the groin or the eyes.

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