Chapter 0371

“Piper and I have been having an affair,” Joyce said into the microphone.

The King stepped forward and attempted to rip the microphone from his hands, but Joyce, younger and stronger, shook him off with relative ease.

“Let me speak my truth, father!”

“You are out of your mind!” the King snapped back.

“I’m not! I have proof!”

The Queen stepped forward then. “Joyce, please. This is not the this. Let us speak privately.”

way to go

go about

“So you can cover it up? So you can push the love of my life off onto Julian? No!” Joyce was frantic, so different from his usual, quiet persona. It was like looking at a different person.

I felt the accusation physically, like a blow, so I took a firm step backwards. Then I remembered Jane,

“What have you done?!” I shouted,

No one but Jane could hear me. The ballroom was now full of chatter and other commotion. Only Joyce on the microphone was louder than the rest.

“We slept together,” Joyce announced to the entire room.

My face burned. I’d only ever been alone with Joyce once, and that had been on the balcony that night he locked me out there. The entire conversation lasted all of five minutes, if that.

“I have proof!” Joyce said again. He lifted his cell phone high. Something might Thave been on the screen but I couldn’t see from this distance.

Nicholas made a move then. He snat ched the phone from Joyce’s hand and smashed it hard onto the ground. It shattered into pieces.

“Hey!” Joyce shouted.

A bit of hope shot through me. Nicholas was protecting me yet again. Whatever photos Joyce had, had to be doctored. If they were destroyed, then

Jane’s laugh interrupted my thoughts. “Your boyfriend is such a brute. So typical of an Alpha. It doesn’t matter though. You can’t think I wouldn’t have copies? Oh, you did? How cute.” Looking at my face, she laughed and laughed.

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have backups, which I would be

you doing this to us?” the Queen asked her son.

the first time, Joyce seemed unsure. He shook his head.

Joyce. He was softer, farther away. But I would be able to pull Nichola s’s voice out of a thousand people talking

my second most-loved sound in the whole world, with the

You are delusional. Have you taken something?”

“Nicholas!” the Queen gasped.

gave her a look. He motioned to Joyce. “Does this

Queen said.

a tower of cards,” Jane said. “One tiny puff of air, and the

The photos wouldn’t have to

they weren’t of

I

he’s so sweet. Gullible really. Such a good

a

“Don’t put it all on me. Terry was the one who

hadn’t been looking hard enough at the time. I see it now.” She snorted. Thanks, Terry.

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lifted a brow at

are already doubting

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fall almost as much as I want to see you fall with it.” She schooled her face back into a smirk. “Two birds, one night of passion with a quiet prince.

Hardly.

from the top of

from Joyce. Joyce made a grab for it again, but Nicholas caught him by the upper arms and forcibly held him back. Compared to Nichola

for my wayward brother and his ridiculous ‘announcement,’ which we all know is absolutely

know?” someone

It startled most of the crowd into silence. He looked back to Joyce.

his chin in

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