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…”

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

her.”

rape

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

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

themselves. And I saw for myself when I

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

hands

liked your uncle,” the Luna said. “You

said again, more

her fiery gaze back to her

know that I need more than this to accuse my wife’s most admired

I said. “This is only the

“Oh?”

the letter from Hawk to Terry. I passed it to him. My mother looked

letter and read through it. His

it say?” the

passed it to my mother. She finished

said,

King asked her. “You are letting your

“But – ”

the underground organization, with limited to no results. Terry’s involvement could be the very reason we’ve never been able to get

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

the King’s assurance to investigate the matter, I rushed out of his rooms to return to my own. I couldn’t wait to

when I entered my bedroom, Piper

VIR MANUR

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see, with bol nowhere wight,

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