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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?

was him? Then what should I do? Should I approach him and find a chance to explain myself, or should

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

| made another mistake, it could be the end of my journey in the most permanent

sneer. “Just wait. Your luck will run out,” she uttered under

I knew I couldn’t afford

and my unanswered questions about Prince Warren to the back of my mind, so I could concentrate on what I needed to

return to our families… but had a feeling the real situation

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

mahogany doors. A man dressed in a uniform similar to Xavier’s was waiting

of curly

of way, and his eyes were scrutinizing

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

rest of the palace. I

the door to be opened, but the other man stopped

this now, Beta Jake?

prince is ready. He wanted me to tell you he’d get back to the

“But-” Xavier began.

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

is all in your hands now… Beta.” He said the last word like it was a curse. Then,

Interesting.

king, and that should’ve made

entire country… but

favored by the king, and that

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 moment, but I assure you

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

People.

more precise, a lack of

the palace, because oth er than Jake, I

of the palace, where guards and servants were available every

just seemed

large door that seemed to lead to an office. Then he di vided us into

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

even Sophia.

to make a good first impression on the man they

long had it been? Two hours, or

believe this was how Prince Theo treated

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 a group of