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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 find a

he seems to be very kind!” Brook whispered. “You’re lucky. Imagine if

admitted. Yes, I was lucky this time. But if | made another mistake, it could be

her give me a scornful sneer. “Just wait. Your

clenched my fists, but I knew I couldn’t afford to take

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

for three years, collect our riches, and then return to

just as luxurious as the rest, with priceless artwork in gold frames lining the walls above the black marble floors.

a group of rooms with thick mahogany doors. A man

much younger, with broader shoulders and a mop of curly black hair

way, and his

a flourish of his arm. A shout arose from the crowd as giggles and clap ping filled my ears. I forced a smile onto my lips so I

lived? It felt different from the rest of the palace. I couldn’t

opened, but the other man stopped us. “Actually, Prince

“What’s this now, Beta Jake? || was

asked to look after the young ladies until the prince is ready. He wanted me to tell you he’d get back to the king

“But-” Xavier began.

Jake cut him off with a harsh whisper. “You wouldn’t want to disobey His Highness’ order, would you,

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

Interesting.

the king, and that should’ve

entire country… but it seemed

and

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 moment, but I assure you that you will be meeting him short

the stranger

People.

precise, a

this wing of the palace, because oth er than Jake, I didn’t see

and servants were available every

just

a large door that seemed to

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

even Sophia.

their best to make a good first impression on the

long had it been? Two hours, or

was how Prince Theo treated his prospective Luna on the very first

that I would ever want to be selected by him, I just couldn’t understand why this was necessary. Why did he have to be mean to