I wanted to storm over there and demand Kirsten apologize for accepting thanks for a gift she hadn’t

given. But I couldn’t do so without revealing to Nicholas that I was the one who had given it. If Nicholas

knew the truth, he’d assume the worst.

He’d think the gift was disingenuous, and that I was just chasing after his crown.

I didn’t want nobility. I didn’t want to be his wife, or girlfriend, or whatever else.

I

I only wanted medical care for Elva. So I kept my mouth firmly shut.

Julian plucked my dropped bow off the ground and handed it to me. “Something on your mind, Piper?”

His knowing smirk returned tenfold.

I wasn’t in the mood for his games anymore.

my room.

I turned in my bow and went back to my

a group lesson with the dancing instructor, all of the girls rested in

towels from the servants.

would each take a turn dancing with all the ladies. However, the order was

girls bemoaned the randomness. “I never have any

confident that things would

that Prince Nicholas invited me to sit next to him at the banquet,” Kirsten said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if he pulled a few strings to dance

supposed to be random,” someone

rolled her eyes.

ignore her, still irritated over

Elva instead. I lifted her and twirled her through the air. She giggled in delight. The sound soothed me like

be candies at the ball?” Elva asked, when I’d

of deserts.

pretty dresses? Elva

be the prettiest of all.” I pulled her

princess,” Susie said from beside us. Elva

have to look like princess to attract the attention of the princes,” said one of the

of dress do you think they’d prefer?” asked

First Ball was ‘Blessings of the Moon Goddess.”

interpretation.

look of the Moon Goddess. They’d

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