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

pride won’t allow them to

this soon.”

sit around and do nothing.

you, they will refuse to speak to you. The things she said to Mrs. Marble

Marble? The ultra–rich

expression

talking about the wealthiest of the benefactors,

their sights, déciding that whoever won her support, won the whole thing. I had never

cared to, but now

to insult the whole of the nobility. The only

Queen herself. 1

“She didn’t talk to the

Nicholas said, and as bad as things were, that was at least somewhat of

a minute more, trying to come up with some kind of plan to improve my situation. As it was, we were coming up short. Everyone – the

me as

camera crews, however, were all too interested in capturing my every

shouted out

Nicholas! Did you and Piper make

glanced at Nicholas. “We

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