Chapter 0249

I turned around in haste.

Jane had sneaked away from behind me and was pointing Mrs. Marble roughly in the collarbone.

“Old hags like you are the reason this kingdom is in the shitter,” Jane sniped.

I rushed to intervene. This time, I snatched Jane’s wrist in a vice lock.

I forced a laugh. “What a joker. Mrs. Marble, you must know Miss Piper is only kidding you.”

“Must I?” Mrs. Marble lifted one lone brow high on her forehead. “I expect better of you, Prince Nicholas, than to choose someone of this… personality… to be Queen.”

Mrs. Marble never lost her patience. She simply said her peace, sneered once at Jane, then turned and walked away.

Jane laughed as she went.

I hissed, “You made a terrible mistake coming here, Jane.”

“It’s been delightfully fun so far. My perfect sister never lets herself have any fun. If anything, I’m doing

her a favor, putting these stuffed shirts in their places.”

“You are trying to ruin her life.”

Jane gave me a vicious kind of grin. “Do you think it’s working?”

looked just like Piper in appearance and height, but

in

caring woman as

idea what it

good enough. Never being seen. Piper this, Piper that. What about Jane?”

improve your own life. You are the only one

shadow.”

her every second, Prince. Sooner or later,

our fun.”

My heart thundered in my chest. My wolf prowled in the back of my mind, ready

let you hurt Piper.”

at the ferocity in

cocksure smirk slips back into place.

love with her.” Jane laughed, loud

can you? You think your little breakup last time was painful? Wait

of Piper next.”

escaped my throat, and for a few seconds, fear

check, nephew. You are making a

fear diminished the second Terry

heads off. But I restrained myself.

want people to believe you are angry with Piper,” Terry

Piper.” Not

Terry asked. “Unless you want to reveal Piper’s secret to the whole

That it hasn’t happened yet makes me believe Piper wouldn’t want that. After all, what

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