Chapter 0290

Terry continued, listing each girl as well as the points they earned.

Toward the end, he said, “Susie. Two points.” He offered no explanation. Susie looked relieved.

“As for our final candidate,” Terry began. I held my breath because by now, I was the only one who had yet to be mentioned. “I recommend the royal family dismiss her from the competition entirely.”

My breath caught. Some of the other girls turned to look at me. I wanted to crawl out of my skin.

Terry looked straight at the camera, as if speaking directly to the viewers at home. “This woman attempted to seduce me in my own home. She flirted relentlessly. When I attempted to refute her, she grew violent.”

He turned toward the royal family. “Please. I implore you. For the sake of the competition… For the good of the kingdom… remove this girl that has been nothing but a blight among us.”

The Luna nodded, clearly agreeing.

The King frowned, seemingly less sure.

Nicholas started

like I was trapped inside of a nightmare. This couldn’t be reality. He couldn’t have just stood up there on that stage and insisted to the entire world that he was the one

the King’s hesitation, the Queen stepped forward. “Bring Piper to the stage,”

to weave through the

the guards came close, he snarled,

seemed unsure, their brows

to the stage,” the Queen

hierarchy was clear. In the royal family and beyond, the Queen’s word weighed more

His body tensed. His hands

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that he was in the same building, but my nerves pri ckled since coming here. Even with Nichola s’s closeness,

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

Terry among them, with Julian sauntering along

Terry, my stomach

royal family all moved onto the stage, sans

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