Chapter 0279

The King and Queen were sitting at their table, eating breakfast.

“Nicholas?” the King said when he saw me. “You look like hell.”

“I have reason.” I walked to him and showed him the footage on my phone.

The King watched it all with a furrow in his brow.

“Terry’s behavior last night was beyond inappropriate,” I said. “He made Piper, Susie, and many of the other girls uncomfortable.”

My mother scoffed. “He’s always been a flirt, Nicholas. You know that. I’m sure those girls are being oversensitive.”

“He tried to feel up Piper under the table,” I said, trying to keep my voice steady and calm. Losing my temper never worked with my parents.

“And you have footage of that?” the Luna asked.

No, I didn’t. None of the camera angles caught Terry’s movements under the table. I grit my teeth, holding in my anger.

“Piper said ”

“And we accept the word

of a commoner over that of nobility?” the Luna asked.

I gripped the back of the chair I stood behind. Anything to keep me from throwing something

across the room.

“There is merit to her concerns,” I said, gesturing to my cell phone still in the King’s hands. ” The footage shows – ”

“Piper is too sensitive. And this other girl, Susie, was it?” The Luna cut into her breakfast so hard her knife scraped across the plate. “She’s that quiet one, right? I imagine she’s much the same. A Luna would have to be able to reject men’s advances without becoming offended…”

just advances,” I said, my voice lowering despite my best efforts. “Terry

her.”

rape

abruptly, making a clatter. “Don’t you dare bring such

breath. To me, he said, “That is quite the accusation, Nicholas.

themselves. And I saw for myself

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her gaze. “It was consensual, no doubt. But when you caught them in the act,

hands began to splinter. “That

have never liked your uncle,” the Luna said. “You are conspiring with that

said again, more

fiery gaze back

must know that I need more than this to accuse my

done,” I said.

“Oh?”

pocket and produced the letter from Hawk to Terry. I passed it to him. My mother looked up

father opened the letter and read through it. His gaze

does it say?” the Luna

he passed it to my mother.

she said, “This

excuses can you make for him?” the King asked her. “You

“But – ”

results. Terry’s involvement could be the very reason we’ve never

on her face, but deep within her eyes was a touch of heartbreak. To herself,

the matter, I rushed out of his rooms to

my bedroom, Piper

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see, with bol nowhere

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