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 accept

not this

nothing.

refuse to speak to you. The things she said to Mrs.

The

nodded, expression grim.

week, all the girls had been talking about the wealthiest of the benefactors, Mrs. Marble.

their sights, déciding that whoever won her support,

before, never cared to, but

nobility. The only thing worse would

Queen herself. 1

“She didn’t talk to

as bad as things were, that was at least somewhat of

kind of plan to improve my situation. As it was, we were coming

me as

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

shouted out questions.

you and Piper make

glanced at Nicholas. “We were

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