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.

at the corner of his mouth. “Whatever you

of the basketball court, some servants began to put down soft mats

way, if we fell, neither of us would get

was set up, Nicholas led me

wearing a comfortable pair of sweatpants with a tank top. He wore some loose–fitting pants with at

he turned his back

width of Nicholas’s

swallowed hard and averted my eyes.

we were on the mats, Nicholas turned to face me

now, for the first move. I want to show you how to stop someone who is

there, and I try to grab you.”

and then made a grabbing motion for me. A move, unfortu

mes before.

“Now twist.”

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I twisted.

in pain as I turned his arm in an awkward

him.

he said. “That was good. Perfect

next hour, he showed me many different defensive

for you, it’s not a fair fight, so you

it as such. Go for the groin or the eyes. Don’t ever

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