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.

a bold claim, especially when his parents favored her so heavily. But I appreciated the remark all the same. Nicholas, despite having been childhood friends with Bridget, was

the change in her began. I didn't doubt so much that Nicholas, Julian, and

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

I supposed. Facts were facts, now, regardless

was Bridget wanted me dead. I needed to rely on Nicholas

"Okay," I said.

and started to lead me from

I motioned toward the mess on the

in the morning," he said. Most of them had already gone to

morning, the smell alone would be

wanted to argue with

"I'll clean up quickly and then join Veronica and

stay there," Nicholas said.

might have been a godsend. I didn't want to just have to

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