Chapter 0447

Nicholas POV

“You should have kissed Bridget, Nicholas,” my father said to me.

We were standing in the private rooms he shared with my mother. The King was glaring at me. The Luna was sitting at the table, busying herself with needlepoint and paying us little attention. I knew my father had her full support, however. Talks like these were usually part of a two–pronged attack. 1

In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if this entire conversation hadn’t been mainly my mother’s

idea.

“I didn’t think the play needed it,” I said.

“To hell with what the play needed,” the King said. His blood pressure was rising. His face was turning red. “You should have kissed her to kiss her.”

“You aren’t giving Bridget enough of a chance,” the Luna said from the table.

I nearly sighed but held back. Like I had guessed, my mother was more involved than she pretended to be.

she was the one

lowered her needlepoint down to the tabletop, then turned in her chair to face me. “This is a competition to find your

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My mother already chose my bride for me, now she intended to guide me

wanted, Piper, was off–limits. They had made that clear plenty of

I worried about bringing her and Elva into the dangerous and

the choice taken

rankled my nerves like no

go home right

wanted me to pair up

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smart, boy,”

a little. It wasn’t like me to speak out of turn to my parents, but this entire day had

charge of my own life. My instinct was to protect those around me.

furious. I respected my parents. Respected Bridget. I was so tired of being

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