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.”

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

I stepped

really.” I didn’t think I’d ever be ready to

Nicholas said, determination making his voice

sure you have other

wait. Your

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

other candidates were already waiting around, while Nathan

makeshift stage. Terry wasn’t there yet. Neither was the rest of

entered. “Have you seen him

I shook my head.

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Maybe it was the anticipation of seeing Terry, or the knowledge that he was in the same building, but my nerves pri ckled

informal, compared to the rest. The candidates were in our nice gowns, with our hair

Terry among them, with

saw Terry,

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