Five minutes after that, I excused myself from the party when Mark called for me.

As I headed to the door, I nearly tripped over my feet, spotting Nicholas waiting there.

“Prince Nicholas,” I said. “What a surprise.”

“You wanted to go to the store?” he asked me

I glanced at Mark, but he just stared back brightly, like nothing was

“I surely can’t ask a prince to run errands with me,” I said.

wrong.

Nicholas shrugged like it was no big deal. “It would be good to get away for a while.” He turned away

before I could think to argue. I hurried to slip on my shoes, grab a light jacket, and chase after him into the

hallway.

He drove us away from the palace in one of the less flashy sedans. It was black with tinted windows.

“If Julian had any sense, he would use one of these to sneak out properly,” Nicholas said.

escape of a first date. “Most

boy persona,

he drags you into it,”

of bringing me straight into

him and our outings, I was able to feel my wolf again, even if

might not be all

He said nothing more, just glared out

to town.

to pass through a portion of the town with shuttered up buildings

run–down cars,

had

now, making sure.

said. “A lady shouldn’t have to witness such

all that different from

glance at me. Then a second time. “You’re

would I joke about that? Or had that just been wishful thinking on his part?

much of your kingdom looks like this. Over the past few years, there’s been such

many people are homeless. I’ve had to work two or three jobs sometimes

roof over

Nicholas repeated like he didn’t quite

I

off if I didn’t find such a good person to room

be indebted to

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