Chapter 0036

Her fury, which I had caused to heighten for a moment, quickly smoothed out again. Her grin returned,

wide and sharp.

“I should have known you were the one who made that sad little gift. It was so simple, so… fashion-

backwards. I had been ready to apologize for its very existence, before the prince made his small mix up.”

Nhad spent hours crafting that wrist guard for the prince. I had purposefully made the design simplistic, knowing Nicholas would prefer it that way. Flashy clothes were never his style.

That Kirsten didn’t know that only showed how little she understood the prince she chased.

“If you wanted him to know it was from you, you should have given it to him directly,” Kirsten said. “That

you didn’t only shows that you knew he would reject it. Just like he’ll reject you, very soon.”

“You shouldn’t have taken credit –”

“It’s too late, Piper. No one will ever believe you made it. Not now. Not against my word. Although…” She

tapped her finger to her chin and looked at Lena. “I think I know a fitting punishment.”

“Oh?” Lena lifted a brow.

Prince Nicholas, Kirsten

eventually. But many gifts would surely lead me into his

graces.”

I will

down in the dungeons.

from behind

lost

continued to hold

her vicious eyes searing into mine. “Then I

will be doing no such

knew that firm, male

eyes went wide. She straightened.

I watched Nicholas push through the trees and come to stand

was a mask of cool indifference as he took in the scene before

to Kirsten, to Lena standing

gave away his inner

at one of the guard. “Let go

meanie!”

The

at the girl, then looked up at Nicholas, who was watching him

asked. “You

once, the guards‘ hands fell away from me. They’d held me

released me so

of falling.

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