Chapter 0590

Bridget blanched. "What did you call me?"

Ronan clutched at his head as he forced himself upward into a sitting position. "Beloved?"

"You hit your head too hard there, merfolk creep," Bridget said.

Ronan's eyes grew wide. "How can you say that, Bridget? After everything we've shared?"

"Shared? I don't even know you!" Bridget snapped. "I don't know who you think I am but you've got the wrong idea."

"But, Bridget -" Ronan began once more.

Bridget looked straight at Nicholas. "This guy must be a stalker."

Given Bridget's fame, it was possible, I supposed, that Ronan had some kind of delusion that Bridget and he were in love and that he had to prove something. But Julian's digging showed that Ronan and Bridget did know each other for real. They had even been something like friends. Cóntént from Nóveldráma.org

I glanced around, curious who else might be buying this act. No one seemed truly convinced. Nicholas held me around the waist with one arm, while he openly glared at Bridget.

The guard stood close to Ronan, ready to move in at a moment's notice.

Veronica gave Bridget a flat look.

"Whatever you think about me," Bridget said, "you can't think that I'd actually want someone this pathetic."

Ronan's face crumpled, stricken. "This can't be real. You said

"I didn't say anything to you." Bridget said quickly, cutting her off.

"Let the man finish," Nicholas said.

Ronan looked back at Nicholas. His face was crinkled with upset. Bridget, it seemed, was absolutely ripping his heart out. If he hadn't just almost killed me, I might have felt bad for him. As it was, I couldn't care less about his heartbreak. I just wanted the truth.

he seemed to realize something - perhaps the precarious position he was in. He was

this knowledge encourage him to tell the truth? Or would he lie

me that for us to be together, she needed Piper out of

shouted. She stepped closer to him. "How dare

a chance? And now you are acting like we don't even know each other? What is

"We made no vows!"

to rouse the rest of the household.

and took in the sight with wide eyes. "I will

shut his mouth and lowered his head. He didn't seem like he

confirmed all our suspicions that

returned quickly, with Ambassador Zale and five

grabbed Ronan under

how he managed to get through our security line," Ambassador Zale said, speaking to Nathan as he drew closer. "We were on full alert at

even as he tumed toward Zale. "I'm sure Bridget

hell I can! I don't know anything about this," Bridget snapped. Her perfect veneer was cracking. She seemed genuinely nervous all of the

her in suspicion, then back

so,"

"Nicholas!"

me out here...

I realized I didn't know where Elva was. I glanced up at Nicholas with fear

"Elva?"

softly. "She found me and Julian and told us to find you. She's

Good. She was

bother you or

or lost here. It was one matter to let the merfolk handle one of their own kind, but to give them Bridget was an entirely different matter. That

lose faith on the global stage. I didn't need to know much about politics to

will take care of Bridget,"

"I will take my leave then. I intend to

to hear that,

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