Chapter 0365

Jane would never be able to hurt us again.

A soft knock sounded on the door. Then the guard calls through, “It’s Prince Julian.”

“Let him in,” I call back. I brushed a few hairs back from Elva’s face, gave her another quick kiss, then went to face my destiny.

Maybe that was too dramatic. For now, I was only facing Julian.

Even I could admit he looked handsome in his dark tuxedo. His bowtie was the same pastel yellow that made up the majority of my dress. This was part of our ploy as a couple – matching outfits.

“You look beautiful,” he said as I came close.

“The dress is gorgeous,” I agreed.

“I’m not just talking about the dress,” Julian said.

I rolled my eyes because he had to be kidding me.

“Though…” he said, then trailed off.

“What?”

He had a puzzled expression on his face. He held my gaze for a long moment, then his eyes started drifting down./

in your bra?” he asked.

on the

I looked down, suddenly nervous. “Is it obvious? How

he said.

but it also seemed unlikely that Julian would attempt to foil

he really did guess.

would you put it?” he asked,

him another playful smack, and

Our

I expected his charm to dim,

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and determined to

didn’t tell me how great I look

fine,” I said. It was an obvious lie. We both knew it.

Julian said. “I don’t need validation. I know I look good enough to

what he was doing: attempting to distract me from my own fears with light–hearted flirtation and humor. It was ridiculous. But also… incredibly

still scared, my heart racing, but at least my hands weren’t shaking

anymore.

said. “We’ll be the talk of the event

and Juliet,”

where Romeo falls for the morning light

sun, you’ll go blind,”

he can’t have,” Julian said. “That’s not so

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