Sabotage.

That was what someone had done to my bow. They had purposefully cut a tiny fracture into the wood so when I attempted to fire, the entire thing would snap.

And it had, right at the crucial moment. Because of this, I had nearly been gored.

Nicholas gently touched my calf, directing my leg how he needed it. With a slow but deliberate touch, he

slid

my boot off and inspected my swollen ankle.

The moment felt too intimate, so I spoke to break the tension.

“The last time I saw you both, you were in a swarm of eligible ladies.”

“We lost them in a hurry,” Julian said with a snort. He continued to inspect my bow, particularly where

the slice had been made. “The cameras, too.”

“No one knows these woods as well as us,” Nicholas agreed.

Julian laughed. “Poor Joyce, though. He’s never really been the outdoor type. He didn’t have a chance at

escape.

he found it. It’s better if stays to

bandage around my ankle, giving me

true.” Julian lowered the bow and looked at me, then to Nicholas. “We should tell

know.”

Nicholas’s firm tone sounded like

know, especially now. If they are willing to go far enough to put her life in danger,

to be able to take

When he couldn’t meet my eye, I

Julian instead.

didn’t want to worry you,” Julian

Nicholas secured

but… Jullan’s right, in this case. If they are

brother. Wait, I need to

Instead, he finally lifted his gaze to

and Joseph are conspiring against you. It is for this reason that

is there

for many years,

the competition began.”

trusted by the King and Queen,” Julian chimed in. “It

this horrific. Even to

some concrete evidence.”

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