“I don’t care what the King thinks of me,” Nicholas said. “I will see justice done.”

“That’s incredibly noble of you, brother Julian rolled his eyes. “But I have a different scheme. It would provide the same result, with less mess.”

Nicholas shook his head like he didn’t even want to hear him out. But I disagreed. We should hear every

option before acting, especially if Nicholas’s plan would hurt him in the long run.

“Please explain, Julian,” I said.

Nicholas shot me a look, which I pointedly did not acknowledge.

“If we call out the bullies directly, we could back them into a corner and make things worse. It would be

so much simpler if we lifted up Piper instead. We could make her untouchable.”

Nicholas thought a moment, then asked, “How?”

I had the same question.

Julian nodded toward the boar carcass that the wolves were protecting.

Understanding crossed Nicholas’s face. I still wasn’t sure.

if it fails,

days, anyway. I think I can work with this for

talking about?”

winked at me. “You’ll

scowling glance at his

Julian laughed.

the misunderstanding of betrayal

counted for something. A heck of

you,” I told himn.

didn’t change, but he seemed satisfied with the way he tapped my shin.

have to get her back to the palace.” Julian waggled his eyebrows. “Maybe

Nicholas said at

them. “I could

He turned so that his

shoulders, and he

me support.

was nice though,

thighs.

too much about it. Nicholas was only doing this for my sake, to get me

swiftly back to the palace. Romance had nothing to

fully explain why he hadn’t wanted Julian to carry

let those thoughts go. Nicholas no longer cared for me like

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