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?”

guards, I said, “I understand your precautions, gentlemen,

nodded at me, but then looked to Nicholas. The other had yet to

from his chest.

searched my face. I didn’t know what he saw there, but he eventually dismissed

Carry on, then.”

buffer of space had opened

are you thinking, Piper? They don’t need to be

something,” I said. “But isn’t it safer if they keep

is me? They can follow her, too. This way, if she tries to hurt

in and

Jane would be so careless as to let herself be trapped by

following us, Jane, with her years of on–the–run experience,

unawares.

guards‘ presence only made her more cautious, that was

and Terry had up their sleeves. I only hoped

to

take the blame, Piper,” Nicholas said.

of my future over the

she would kill anyone,”

thought of Jane with her knife to my throat. “We don’t know

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