The guards grabbed me by the arms and yanked me to my feet. Once I was standing, they continued to

grip, as if I might try to run away.

I’m not surprised,” Lena said, turning up her nose at me. “It was only a matter of time before this one

started some trouble.”

I struggled to maintain my calm. “She wished harm onto my daughter.”

Kirsten rolled her eyes. “Please. No one believes that. I am of the highest breeding. My word carries so

much more weight than yours, or that of your spawn.”

“But-

off

“Save your excuses for the head of the royal guard.” Lena cut me off. “He’ll be the one deciding a

punishment that will fit this show of disrespect.”

The head of the royal guard? Not the King or Queen or the princes?

seen the confusion on my face. “Arguments between candidates are

about. These matters can be

in my stomach. What punishment

ejected from the competition without the royal family’s consent. As a publicity

the first elimination. But expulsion wasn’t

ΠΕ

my freedom of movement through the grounds. Perhaps, they would want me

None of them

deepest fear was that they

alone kept me silent and

were you hoping Prince Nicholas would save you

the lowest of the low. You don’t deserve to breathe the

can speak to,” I said,

would not speak to anyone common was a slight he didn’t

had been regarding our shared past, not because of my

eyebrow twitched, revealing

talks to you because he is a good person and he feels bad for

chance in this competition? Someone

place here. I knew I was allowed

the royal family among the common

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