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 I would then give

arise suspicion eventually. But many gifts would surely lead me into his

graces.”

sharp grin on me. “And then I will

locked down in the dungeons.

behind me, in the

Lena’s whole posture shifted. She lost

hold me, but their

into mine. “Then I can get rid of your brat

doing

knew that firm, male

went wide. She straightened. “Your Royal

through the trees and come to

of cool indifference as he took in the scene before him, looking

hands on me, to

eyes gave away his inner

at one of the

meanie!”

The

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

Nicholas asked.

away from me. They’d held

they released

truly in danger of falling. I just needed

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