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Chapter 3: Unwanted Attention

Regardless of how shocked I was, I realized that I needed to say something, or do something before I was severely pun ished for falling into the prince.

Based on the royals’ reputation, it probably didn’t matter that it was Sophia’s fault. I’d messed up, and that was it.

“Miss Black, I had thought that you were better than that. Now, as punishment for your unruly behavior….” As expected, it certainly didn’t matter to the unforgiving Beta.

I could sense danger in Xavier’s tone, but it was even more frightening that he actually knew who I was.

I’d assumed that Xavier, being the Beta of the Alpha King, wasn’t someone who could easily be fooled. But I hadn’t ex pected him to have already learned everything about us.

I heard Sophia’s voice as she snickered behind me. “Serves her right.”

My heart sank even more. For the first time in a long time, I started to panic. All I could do was pray that I hadn’t brought disaster to my pack.

But before my sentence was announced, I heard a calm yet authoritative voice say, “All is well. No need to overreact, Beta Xavier.”

“Thank goodness you’re unharmed, Prince Warren!”

“Prince… Warren?” | shouldn’t have spoken aloud when I

was still standing right next to him, but he acknowledged my

question with a slight nod.

“I believe the ground is a bit uneven here.” He looked at me. “Are you all right?”

I finally got the chance to fully appreciate how handsome he was, and my heart stopped beating for just a moment.

My voice was trapped somewhere in the back of my throat, but I managed to nod and then forced myself to say, “Yes, Your Highness. Thank you, and I apologize.”

“No need.” The prince had a faint smile on his face. Then he turned to Beta Xavier. “Carry on.”

Beta Xavier bowed deeply. “Yes, Your Highness.”

The crowd of girls continued along the path, and I was swept up in it. I reminded myself to pay better attention and turned to face the front, while I was still pondering the entire incident.

Prince Warren! Thank the Goddess he wasn’t the cruel Prince Theo! I almost felt happy tears began to form in the corners of my eyes.

But then, how could the enchanting young man I’d met long ago be a prince? It was in a forest so far away from the capital… I couldn’t have possibly encountered a royal there, could I?

that it really was him? Then what should I do? Should I approach him

kind!” Brook whispered. “You’re lucky. Imagine if that

lucky this time. But if | made another mistake, it could be the end of my journey in the most permanent

cast a glance toward Sophia and saw her give me a scornful sneer. “Just wait. Your luck will run out,” she

my fists, but I knew I couldn’t afford to take any action at that

into a separate wing of the palace, and I pushed all of my anger toward Sophia and my unanswered questions about Prince Warren to the back of

then return to our families… but had a feeling the

the rest, with priceless artwork in gold frames lining the walls above the black

 came to a stop in front of a group of rooms with thick mahogany doors. A man dressed in a uniform similar to Xavier’s was

mop of curly black hair atop his head. He was handsome in

way, and his eyes

from the crowd as giggles and clap ping filled my ears. I forced a smile onto my lips so I wouldn’t

different from the rest of the palace. I couldn’t

to be opened, but the other man stopped

faded. “What’s this now, Beta

asked to look after the young ladies until the prince is ready. He wanted me to

“But-” Xavier began.

a harsh whisper. “You wouldn’t want to disobey His Highness’

reluctant, Xavier cleared his throat. “Very well,” he said, “I shall report to the king that it is all in your hands now… Beta.” He

Interesting.

served the king,

in the entire country… but it seemed that Beta Jake had easily

was favored by the king, and

less for mal, almost as if he wasn’t trying to fool us. “It’s a pleasure to see all of you. Prince Theo is quite busy with other tasks at the

the stranger I

People.

be more precise, a

quiet in this wing of the palace, because oth er than Jake,

palace, where guards and servants were available

just seemed

Beta Jake led us outside into an open area fac ing a large door that seemed to

line. After a while, the

even Sophia.

trying their best to make a good first impression on the man they were

long had it been? Two hours,

treated his

understand why this was necessary. Why did he have to be mean to a group of girls