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?”

your precautions, gentlemen, and take

who had spoken nodded at me, but then looked to Nicholas.

from his chest.

face. I didn’t know what he

Carry on, then.”

forward. When a buffer of space had opened between us and

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

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

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

and

my heart, I doubted Jane would be so careless as to let herself be trapped by the guard. If even I

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

unawares.

her more cautious, that

their sleeves. I only

chance to catch up.

blame, Piper,”

risk. “I’d never put the weight of my future over the potential life of

would kill

my

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