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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?

Then what should I do? Should I approach him and find a chance to explain myself, or should I just pretend that nothing had ever

kind!” Brook whispered. “You’re lucky. Imagine if that had been Prince Theo you’d bumped

time. But if | made another mistake,

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

couldn’t afford

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

riches, and then return to our families… but had

artwork in gold frames lining the walls above

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

younger, with broader shoulders and a mop of curly black hair atop his head. He

way, and his eyes were scrutinizing

arose from the crowd as giggles and clap ping filled my

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

but the other man stopped us.

smile faded. “What’s this

is ready. He wanted me to tell you he’d get back to the king with his

“But-” Xavier began.

whisper. “You

report to the king that it is all in your hands now… Beta.” He said the last word like it was a curse. Then, he cut between us, heading back down the hall the way

Interesting.

the king, and that should’ve

country… but it seemed

Prince Theo was favored by the king, and that was why his Beta was able to overrule someone of higher

said. His 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 stranger

People.

to be more precise, a

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

of the palace, where guards and servants were

just seemed

area fac ing a large door that seemed to lead to an office. Then he di vided us

in line. After a while, the

even Sophia.

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

long had it been?

was how Prince Theo treated his prospective Luna on the very

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