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.

was 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,

when the change in her began. I didn't doubt so much

lifestyle? Or did she simply have

didn't matter, I supposed. Facts were facts, now, regardless of how they became

the fact was Bridget wanted me dead. I needed to rely

"Okay," I said.

started to

I

in the morning," he said.

I couldn't possibly leave my mess like this for someone else to clean. By morning, the smell alone would

to argue with

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

still in the living room. I'll make certain they stay there," Nicholas said. "I'll

didn't want to just have to sit there wondering what was being

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