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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?

do? Should I approach him and find a chance

Warren is such an incredibly handsome man. And he seems to be very kind!” Brook whispered. “You’re lucky. Imagine

can’t,” | admitted. Yes, I was lucky this time. But if | made another mistake, it could

a scornful sneer. “Just wait. Your luck will run

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

toward Sophia and my unanswered questions about Prince Warren to the back of my mind, so I could concentrate

years, collect our riches, and then return to our families… but had a feeling the real situation would be

was just as luxurious as the rest, with priceless artwork in gold frames lining the walls above the black marble floors. Despite its beauty, I

in front of a group of rooms with thick mahogany doors. A man dressed in a uniform

broader shoulders and a mop of curly black hair atop his

way, and his eyes were scrutinizing but not

arrived!” Xavier said with a flourish of his arm. A shout arose from the crowd as giggles and clap ping filled my ears. I forced a smile

of the

opened, but the other man stopped us. “Actually, Prince Theo isn’t

smile faded. “What’s this now, Beta

I’ve been asked to look after the young ladies until the prince is ready. He wanted me to

“But-” Xavier began.

whisper. “You wouldn’t want to disobey His

hands now… Beta.” He said the last word like it was a curse. Then, he cut

Interesting.

Xavier served the king, and

but it seemed that

Theo was favored by the king, and that was why

fool us. “It’s a pleasure to see all of you. Prince Theo is quite busy with other tasks at the moment, but I assure you that you will be meeting him short

 we went, the

People.

precise, a

wing of the palace, because oth er than Jake,

of the palace, where guards and servants were available every few steps,

here just seemed

that seemed to lead to an office. Then

sun started to burn even brighter, beating down on us as we stood in line. After a while, the back of my

even Sophia.

good first impression

it been? Two hours, or

how Prince Theo treated his prospective

why this was necessary. Why