My eyes went wide. As poor as I felt, I still pushed myself upright on the bed – until he placed a hand on

my shoulder and eased me back down.

“I won’t give up,” I told him. “I can’t.”

“I wouldn’t ask you to, except for your own safety, Piper. If you truly don’t care about being Luna, like you say, then you should care more for yourself. The people here only want to do you harm.”

“It doesn’t matter what happens to me. Can’t you see? I will stay. I’ll do anything they want to make sure

that Elva continues to get the best medical care.”

“Even if this happens again?”

“Even then.”

Crossing his arms, he let out a quiet sigh. “I’d forgotten how stubborn you could be.”

“Only with important things.”

I felt a bit strange with him standing so rigidly beside the bed while I was within it. I motioned toward the

edge of the bed.

“You can sit if you want.”

“I shouldn’t,” he said. Yet after a moment, he propped himself on the very edge of the mattress, as far

as he could be. “You

wasn’t entirely certain. I had just wanted him

sure your maids would sit with

trust

focused on

smoothed out the blankets on my lap. “Though I guess, even if I had

would have

why I thought

like that, by scaring me off. “I don’t know why they can’t just wait

Everyone knows I’ll be the first to

“You seem certain.”

a publicity

in acknowledgement

and with

and words came much

the

gave me a curious look. I had to

three men is so ridiculous. And in front

you ever supposed to find

“The royal family needs a strong public image. The fate

might depend on

invite the public into your lives after

found our mates on our own, Piper.

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