Chapter 0586

Nicholas's anger began to vibrate through him. He growled, probably without realizing it, with each exhale of breath.

"It's past time I speak with Bridget myself," he said, low and dangerous. Yet, even so, he did not move -not until I pulled back enough to look up at him. He met my gaze with stern eyes. "I should have set her straight a long time ago."

"What will you say?" I asked him.

"I don't know yet. But she has lost every right to any benefit of the doubt I might have otherwise given her. I want the truth. I also intend to make my own truth known."

"What's that?"

His eyes became fiercer. Looking at him, he seemed more hardened warrior than young prince.

*Bridget will never be queen," Nicholas said.

the remark all the same.

I didn't doubt so much that Nicholas, Julian, and

it her parents who pushed her into her obsession to be queen? Or was it her lifestyle? Or did she simply have an inherent greed for power that

matter, I supposed. Facts were facts, now, regardless of how they became

Bridget wanted me dead. I

"Okay," I said.

started to lead

I motioned toward

he said. Most of them had already

to clean. By morning, the smell alone would be overpowering. "I'm

He wanted to argue

nudged him toward the door. "I'll clean up quickly and then join

are still in the living room. I'll make certain they stay there," Nicholas said. "I'll likely take Julian with me

having something to do while this confrontation occurred might have been a godsend. I didn't want to just

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