Chapter 0350

Nicholas

I was relieved to see Piper rush away, but I was also furious at myself. All my talk about protecting her, and I couldn’t stand up against my own father.

Julian was right. I was a coward. And my cowardice was what was going to cost me Piper in the end.

“Father,” I said, ready to try again. Piper wasn’t here anymore, so his anger should dowIL Maybe we if we just talked, I could reason with him.

“I don’t want to hear anything from you, Nicholas, except agreement for what I’m about to say.”

Except, his anger didn’t disappear. Instead, it simmered at a high boil. He didn’t shout anymore, but the ferocity in his voice left little room for argument.

“Do you have any idea how lucky we all are that it was me who caught you, and not the cameras? Have you considered the optics of this at all?”

‘Piper is a candidate in the contest, and I’m a prince. It would have been scandalous but

a candidate, and you are a prince, but

the public. They

must be seen as strong, with

be with me, and not Julian.

never recover from the embarrassment.” He shook his head. ” You need to

battle. No, I wouldn’t be a coward. For Piper, I had to fight harder, even

braced my shoulders, and I said,

King visibly startled. I didn’t think I’d ever said that to him before, and it showed

reaction.

he asked, like he needed to be sure.

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“I said, no. Piper is important to me, and I’m

back and looked at me like I was a different person. A stranger. An enemy. He narrowed his eyes. I felt my skin itch. Going against my father went against the perfect son I had been

was important enough to rebel

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