Sabotage? The girls around us burst into loud chatter.

“Could it be possible? How would she do it?”

“Anything’s possible. She could have done it.”

“Someone get the guards! If it’s true, that’s an attempt on the Queen’s life!”

At the sound of that accusation, the guards closed in around my table. One of them scurried off, only to return quickly with Joseph himself in tow.

“This is getting out of hand,” I said. “Linda, tell them this wasn’t sabotage.

“Why would I?” Linda said. “How else would my appetizer make the Queen sick? You didn’t…. poison it,

did you, Piper?”

At the mention of poison, the crowd gasped.

“What? No!” I held my hands up, but the guards had taken renewed interest in me.

“What’s this about poison?” Joseph said, bullying his way to my side.

said

pointing. In the past

Could she not simply see that her eggs had

ice and they

arms. Lifting his chin, he peered down the length of

accusation of poisoning is a serious

to Linda. I didn’t have anything to do

investigate. But in the meantime, the accused should be

for the sake of the Queen.”

dropped.

pulled her away. They watched from very far back, near the edge

guard grabbed me roughly

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for their strength. Without my wolf, I was an absolute weakling in comparison.

one minute,” Nicholas said. He politely weaved his way through the crowd, approaching me. When he was close enough, he glared at the guard’s hold on my arm

said, dipping his head. “This is a serious matter.

stared at him

apparently not expecting that reaction. Just how much free reign did

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