Terry had said that he had heard a lot about me. I was hoping it was mostly good things, but knowing he was the Luna’s brother, I had some doubts. The Luna herself did not seem overly fond of me

When Nicholas stepped between us, I began to wonder if there was more going on then I was aware

Terry had seemed friendly enough. His piercing gaze was unnerving I supposed. He looked at me like he was trying to see through my skin. But honestly, that wasn’t all that unusual among the nobility

“Don’t be rude, Nicholas.” Terry placed his hand on Nicholas’s shoulder and eased him to the side. “Let me see the girl, at least.”

When I was in plain sight once more, his smile added teeth. “Ah, there you are. As stunning as they say. And where is little Elva?

Elva peeked from around my skirts.

“Hello, little girl. Aren’t you a pretty one?”

Elva quickly ducked back behind me.

“A charming child,” Terry said. “You must be proud.”

Now, I could start to see why Nicholas had attempted to shield me, even if subconsciously.

seemed nice enough, but there was something tense about him. He was being almost too friendly, like he knew Elva and I well enough to laud us

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that was just how he did things. Maybe he was simply being nice and I was reading too

a lot of time around some not-very-nice people, and Terry was ringing all the alarm bells in my head, even if I couldn’t

here to see the King?” Nicholas said, frowning. “1 would

you?” Terry lifted a brow. “That

Nicholas’s jaw clenched.

that was the reason

him, and I trusted Nicholas. I didn’t

me the way if you must.” To me, he offered one final

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acknowledgement. I had

they walked away, I took Elva’s hand and began the trek to my

end of the

returned to my room with Elva and me Along the

met Terry.”

saw.” He didn’t offer more than that on

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de me feel

but notice the tension between him

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