Chapter 0430

I set out to show Julian what having a real girlfriend should be like as soon as I could, so early the next morning, I dressed in my cutest sundress and showed up to his door with a basket of fresh bread I plucked straight from

the kitchen. It was still warm.

I knocked on his door. Brian opened it, and his eye twitched in what I assumed was surprise. It was the most emotion I had ever seen out of him.

“Is Julian awake yet?” I asked.

“He’s getting dressed,” Brian said. Before I could ask to come in, Brian

stepped back and let me inside the room.

I stood just inside the door in Julian’s sitting room. Brian glanced at me again, before disappearing into what must have been the bedroom. A moment later, Julian himself came bursting out.

“Piper? To what do I owe the pleasure?”

I held out the basket. “I thought we could spend some time together today.”

He walked closer, glanced into the basket, and then snatched a handful of the bread. He bit into it, chewed, and swallowed.

take it easy today. It had been

time to have a

this part of your elaborate plan to prove something to me?”

asked.

reason to hide it. I’d been upfront from the

continue to

“You don’t have to

said. “We’re friends, and I won’t rest until you recognize how important you are and how much you deserve.”

out a laugh as he rolled his eyes. “You are stubborn.”

he was convinced to spend time with

in the garden,” I said.

into the competition, a lot of the protesting had dwindled. There were still a few hardy regulars, but for the most part, the biggest danger had passed.

some tension still simmered under the surface,

once again serving its true purpose, captivating the kingdom.

his hand in mine. He smirked

squeezed my fingers.

Since it was our day off, there were other girls out there taking walks,

we walked, we talked about this and that. Julian and I already got along very well, so it didn’t take

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