But Julian would know, because he was there.

In another life, being near Nicholas would have given me enough reason to want to stay.

But he’d made his feelings about me clear. And I had other priorities.

My gaze slid to Elva, playing with her dolls at the foot of the bed.

“I don’t want to play house,” I said. “Nor do I want to partake in this game of undercutting nobles and

chasing princes.”

I had been away from nobility for a long time, but I hadn’t forgotten their cutthroat politics, where an action as small as selecting the wrong utensil at dinner could start a blood feud. Backstabbing, betrayals, pretending to be nice just to make someone vulnerable…

The memories made my already tired body even more exhausted.

recovered quickly this

overhear, I said to Julian, “My daughter is frail and sick often. I have to work hard to care

chin. “Piper, you

“Yes, but-

have access to all

I froze.

thought of that. Would the royal family truly be willing to use

the care of my family. We wouldn’t simply stand

Turning away a sick child would surely be bad for public

horrible, be said, smile adding

be being so generous

to know the real

roguish light danced

gold, with no

than I was in the Academy,”

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