Chapter 0113

Yet would the public questioning be enough to deter the King? I had to think so. After all, public opinion was swaying much of what happened here.

As long as I continued to earn the public’s favor, then I should be safe.

I hoped.

“I have an idea,” I said. “But there’s one thing I have to tell you first. About my private audience with the

King,”

Nicholas expression was carefully neutral, but Mark’s worry was outright.

“Tell us,” Nicholas said.

I closed my eyes, hesitating for a moment. I had kept this secret from Nicholas, wanting to protect him, but if I was going to take this risk, I would need strong allies. No one was a stronger ally than the oldest

prince and his Beta. 2

“The King knows about our past,” I said.

When I was met with silence, I peeked open my eyes. Nicholas’s brow was pulled together.

“I never told him.”

“I know. He said that,” I said. “But he… He had you followed, Nicholas. He likely had me followed too. He

knew things, and I

he know about Elva?”

But he’s terrifying. The very walls have ears for him. I

if he knew

crumpled the cards in his hand. “He

lowered my

“Piper?”

said if I told anyone about you and me, he would… well, the threat was clear.”

slammed his hand down on the table. “That

roused

anger. “Sorry,” he whispered

Nicholas’s shoulder as I passed, offering him quick forgiveness.

here too?”

back from her face. “He’s keeping us safe.

nodded, easily

have told her

“A few days.”

get another

“Of course.”

H

lots

“Undoubtedly.

to ride a

“That might

it.” Nicholas approached the other

harmful,

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