Chapter 0567

"I'll go with you," Nicholas said. True to his word, he stuck to us like he'd been glued to our side.

Eventually, the sun crept across the sky and began to disappear at the western horizon. Sitting on one of the sofas on the deck, Elva began to doze at my side, occasionally swaying. When she finally fell into my arm, I roused her and asked, "Bedtime, Elva?"

She nodded.

I looked to the other candidates and two princes sitting around us.

*Elva and I are turning in for the night," I said as we stood.

"Goodnight," each of them said in turn, except Bridget, who was laughing with one of the cameramen.

Nicholas stood as we did. "I'll go with you."

decided in a public space, so the candidates didn't

into the house,

the bedroom door, the guard greeted us with a formal salute. "An air mattress has been arranged

Nicholas

been assembled right next to the

"I'll take the air mattress." "Absolutely not," Nicholas said in his

shuffled her into the bathroom. When we were changed and washed with our teeth brushed, we reemerged. Nicholas had changed in our absence. He was across the room, testing the

for a hug goodnight before she returned to bed for me to tuck her

right next to each other, me

a very comforting thought. I hadn't thought I'd be able to sleep, but with him so near, maybe there was

still seemed ridiculous, making a prince sleep on my floor. I hadn't been comfortable with a stranger in my

his mind, and therefore would not, knowing him. He was one of the

away from us, and was already lightly snoring. Poor thing was absolutely exhausted after

enough to hold off

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