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.

Nicholas, Kirsten said. “Gifts that

Only one gift might arise suspicion eventually. But many gifts would surely lead me into

graces.”

sharp grin on me. “And then I will

down in the

behind me, in

lost her

continued to hold

mine. “Then I can

doing no

knew that firm, male

eyes went wide. She straightened. “Your Royal

through the trees and come

indifference as he took in the scene before him, looking from

to

his eyes gave away his inner fury, gold

She pointed at one of

meanie!”

The

girl, then looked up at Nicholas,

asked. “You heard

from me. They’d held me roughly for

they released me

truly in danger of falling. I just needed to readjust my

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