The breath punched from my lungs. Linda maybe hadn’t eavesdropped on everything, but she had definitely heard that Nicholas and I had once dated.

“I imagine that information would be quite problematic if it was to be publicly known.” With a sway of her hips, Linda sauntered closer.

Problematic was an understatement, especially with the King’s threat on my life.

Nicholas narrowed his eyes. “What do you want, Linda?”

“Straight to the point, aren’t you?” Linda said.

“I don’t like games.

happy to keep this information quiet if

the proper motivation.”

crossed his arms. “And

want private dates, sitting beside each other at banquets, first dances at the balls. All of it. And when

me for

my hands into fists. How could she be

a way? Had

word against it, with the King’s threat hanging over me. As much as I wanted to tell Linda to buzz off, if she shared what she’d

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