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 asked

had just wanted him near. “I don’t want to

sure your maids would

don’t trust

focused on me

a word.” I smoothed out the blankets on my lap. “Though I

have found another

thought you

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

I’ll be the first

“You seem certain.”

I’m only here as a

hummed in acknowledgement but didn’t

and with

away, and

be happy with the way

gave me a curious look. I

of women competing for the attention of three men is so

you ever supposed to find someone you

said. “The royal family needs a strong public

might depend

into your lives after

our mates on

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