Chapter 0251

Whatever Jane had said to Nicholas must have been something horrific.

“I’m okay, and Elva’s okay,” I said, hoping to soothe him and his prowling wolf. “If the worst she’s done is tarnish my reputation, then we can recover from that.”

A storm raged in Nicholas’s eyes, the green flashing against the gold.

“She threatened you,” he said and it came out a growl.

“That’s nothing new.”

“What she said… cannot be allowed…”

“Whatever she said is just words. I’m here and I’m safe. She can’t touch me while I’m beside you.” 1

That, at last, finally seemed to bring him some measure of comfort. He breathed in deeply, held it, then released. Some of the tension bled away from his shoulders. He closed his eyes, and when he

opened them again, they were clearer.

Slowly, I lowered my hand away from his chest.

“I need to speak with the benefactors Jane insulted. If I apologize, then maybe…”

and

“Their pride won’t allow

not this

I can’t just sit around and do nothing. I have

refuse to speak to

The ultra–rich lady?”

nodded, expression

been talking about the wealthiest of the benefactors,

her in their sights, déciding that whoever won her support, won the whole thing.

her before, never cared to, but

to insult the whole of the nobility. The only thing worse would have been

Queen herself. 1

from my face. “She didn’t talk to

as things were, that was

Nicholas a minute more, trying to come up with some kind of plan to improve my situation. As it was,

me as

were all too interested

out

and

glanced at Nicholas. “We were fighting?”

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