Chapter 0448

Bridget was my friend. She had my trust. Though I didn’t think love would form from it, couldn’t deny it would be a good match. Bridget would be a good Luna.

I

However, I did not think she would be a good wife. And that kept me from agreeing to the match.

That, and my desire for Piper. I knew we needed to end things, but how could I? If I could keep her by my side longer, simply by turning all others away, I would.

“There’s no secret that Bridget’s presence has helped quell some of the unrest in the kingdom,” the King said. “Her continued presence in the palace could only help us moving forward.”

He was right. I fucking hated it but he was right.

“Speak to her,” the Luna said. Her cold, queenly exterior had returned. “Perhaps she can

convince

where we could not.”

and clear my head. I didn’t want to jump into something while my head felt so

now,” the Luna commanded. “She is waiting in

was against the rules for the candidates to be in the princes‘ rooms without their express permission. It seemed my mother had

my hands. Another

voice anymore. A growl was brewing in the back of my throat. For anyone, even a prince, to growl at

their room without another word. I didn’t want to speak with Bridget, but I reasoned I could

waiting in a chair and immediately jumped

have been prepped for this conversation, likely by my mother. Not letting me get a word in, even to say hello, was likely part of their strategy. “It’s not

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my ground though, and stood taller. I would be defiant in whatever small ways I could be.

friendship is important to me, Nicholas. So I want to stay by your side. And who knows?” She lifted a hand and traced

No. It wouldn’t.

Piper was a person that existed in the world. Even if she and I could never be together, she was the only

was my

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