Chapter 0239

The guard who had opened his mouth immediately did so again. “Many apologies, Your Royal Highness. We meant no offense. It was not meant to be a secret from you, though…” His gaze shifted to me.

Beside me, Nicholas straightened, body tense as a bow string. “So you are following us?”

“Following Miss Piper, Sir.” The guard started to sweat. “There have been reports of suspicious behavior.

For the safety of all, the captain‘ thought we should keep an eye on her.”

I remembered Lilliana speaking with Joseph in the hallway, as they both glared at me. Shortly after,

Lilliana had made accusations at me that I hadn’t understood at the time.

“And you suspect she will perform this suspicious behavior even when she is in my company?” Nicholas’s voice was going eerily emotionless. His anger must have been skyröcketing……

I touched his arm, hoping to soothe him. “They only mean to protect you, Prince Nicholas.” I lowered my

voice. “Perhaps it is best if they continue to do so.”

He glanced at me sharply. “What?”

the guards, I said, “I understand your precautions, gentlemen, and take

looked to Nicholas. The other had

from his chest.

what he saw there, but he eventually dismissed the guards.”

Carry on, then.”

forward. When a buffer of space had opened between us and our tail, he

thinking, Piper? They don’t need to

both know I wouldn’t do something,” I said. “But isn’t it safer if they keep a lookout

can follow her, too. This way, if she tries to hurt

in and stop her.”

heart, I doubted Jane would be so careless as to

of on–the–run experience, would never have

unawares.

the guards‘ presence only made her more cautious,

their sleeves. I only

to catch up.

see, you will take the blame, Piper,” Nicholas

put the weight of my

would kill anyone,” Nicholas

to my

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