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?”

understand your

looked to Nicholas. The other had yet to lift his

from his chest.

face. I didn’t know what he saw there, but he eventually dismissed the guards.”

Carry on, then.”

of space had opened between us and our tail, he

need to be following you around.

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

This way, if she tries to hurt someone, they might be there. They can

and

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

with her years of

unawares.

if the guards‘ presence only made her more cautious, that was

whatever plan she and Terry had up their sleeves. I only hoped it would give us

chance to catch up.

the blame, Piper,” Nicholas said. “A guard’s word holds weight. You could even be

the weight of my future

don’t know she would kill anyone,”

my

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