Holding Elva, I walked further into my assigned room, bringing the man into focus.

It wasn’t Nicholas, but his brother.

“Julian.”

I knew Julian from my days at the Royal Academy, though we hadn’t been friends. Since Julian and

Nicholas were arch–enemies, and I was Nicholas’s girlfriend, I avoided interacted with Julian as much as I

could.

He quirked his lips into a playful smile. “You know, these days I go by, ‘Your Royal Highness.”

I swallowed hard, realizing my mistake.

I had to be careful here. Any perceived slight against the princes could cost me my life. But it was so difficult to reimagine the boys I knew at the Academy into the princes they presented themselves as now.

Nicholas and Julian were brothers, too. I never would have guessed.

I guessed Nicholas had plenty of his own secrets. Funny, back then, I had thought I was the only one with something to hide.

I’m teasing.” Julian clarified.

exhaled the breath I hadn’t realized I’d

long time, Piper,” Julian said, approaching me. “You must have

had so many questions, I was dizzy with them. But I had no idea

in my

the ground. “I packed some of your toys, honey. Why don’t you play

Jullan. When Jullan waved

to her suitcase and found

moment, before

“My brother #77

sound. Even watching him, I

carried an enigmatic presence – always smirking,

knew.

type of person I would seek out for

talk to me, he was my only

wanted to ask, the most pressing was, “Why

“I’m not sure how you charmed your way through the initial

Not without great

BOW

sense. The royal family had used their magic to

mistake would be to admit themselves fallible. This

already divisive reputation.

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