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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?

should I do? Should I approach him and

handsome man. And he seems to be very kind!” Brook whispered. “You’re lucky.

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

toward Sophia and saw her give me a scornful sneer. “Just wait.

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

pushed all of my anger toward Sophia and my unanswered questions about Prince Warren to the back of my mind, so

had said that we’d be there for three years, collect our riches, and then return to our families… but had a feeling the real situation would be much more

part of the palace 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 managed to keep my eyes straight ahead so I wouldn’t be

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

younger, with broader shoulders and a mop of curly

and his eyes were scrutinizing

the crowd as giggles and clap ping filled my ears. I forced a

the rest of the palace. I couldn’t quite put my finger on the reason

but the other

faded. “What’s this now, Beta

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

“But-” Xavier began.

off with a harsh whisper. “You wouldn’t want to

hands now… Beta.” He said the last word like it was a curse. Then, he cut between us, heading back down the hall the

Interesting.

king, and that

in the entire country… but it seemed that Beta Jake

must be true. Prince Theo was favored by the king, and that was why

tone was much 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

deeper into the prince’s quarters we went, the stranger I felt. Finally, I figured

People.

more precise,

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

rest of the palace, where guards and servants were available every few steps, there wasn’t anyone

just seemed

Beta Jake led us outside into an open area fac ing a large door that seemed to lead to an office. Then he di vided

beating down on us as we stood in line. After a while, the back of my dress was soaking

even Sophia.

to make a good first impression on the

had it been? Two hours,

Theo treated his

I just couldn’t understand why this was necessary. Why did he have to be mean to a group