Chapter 0289

“Don’t worry,” Mark told me. “I will not leave this room. Elva will not leave my sight.”

I nodded. That did make me feel marginally better.

We’d received word earlier in the day that Terry himself was coming to the palace to personally deliver the results of his event. Since then, we’d mostly barricaded ourselves inside of the bedroom.

However, I was required to attend this meeting, which was to be treated as an official event, broadcasted live across the kingdom.

I wasn’t looking forward to seeing Terry again, by any stretch. But at least, with Mark’s promise to protect Elva, I didn’t have to worry about her.

I hugged Elva goodbye.

“Good luck, Mommy!” she said brightly. Thank G od I had protected her from the worst of the trauma I had experienced from Terry’s hands. I would rip the whole world apart before I ever let Terry enter within a hundred feet of my daughter.

“Be good, Elva. Listen to Mark and the nanny.”

“I will.”

I released Elva and stood. Then I walked to the door, where Nicholas was waiting

he asked, as I stepped into

really.” I didn’t think I’d ever be

anything happen to you,” Nicholas said, determination making his voice strong. “I will be your shadow

sure you have

can wait. Your

relief, I laced my arm with his and together, we walked down to the

the other candidates were already waiting around,

wasn’t there yet. Neither

entered. “Have you seen him

I shook my head.

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was in the same building, but my nerves pri ckled since coming here. Even with Nichola s’s closeness, I could not release the tension

the rest. The candidates were in our nice gowns, with our hair and makeup done in the modern fashion. But there

came in them, Terry among them, with Julian sauntering

I saw Terry, my stomach

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