Chapter 0272

“It’s fine,” I said. “I got away before anything truly bad happened.” At his insistence, I then proceeded to explain exactly what Terry had done.

“He tried to touch you,” Nicholas growled. “He did touch you.”

“I left before anything could happen. I got myself out of that situation.”

After cleaning his wounds, I wrapped his hand in a sanitized white bandage. He held himself very still for me, though I could feel the tension buzzing under his skin.

The moment I fastened the bandage, securing it, he pulled me against his chest and wrapped his arms around me.

“I should have been there,” he said. “I’m sorry.”

“You can’t be there every minute. Besides he was so subtle about it, even Julian didn’t notice.”

Nicholas hummed, a deep rumble I felt in his chest against my ear.

out like that was not the most tactful move. My standing is sure to suffer.”

protected yourself,” Nicholas said. “That is the most important

only the palace could provide. Any loss of standing, any

worry for me, and let it help build my courage. I would protect

least, not

back,” I said. “We can’t risk looking

into my neck, where he breathed me in for a long moment. Then, reluctantly, he released me.

near my side, not touching but

table, I noticed that Julian had

asked, eyes alight with mischief.

“Of course not,

said, and moved to Julian’s old seat, which now

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then pushed me in as I sat. When I was

glared at both of us.

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