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.

sighed, remembering our great escape of a first date. “Most

that bad boy persona,

that he drags you

a way of bringing me

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

all bad,” I

said nothing more, just glared out

to town.

get to the fabric store, we had to pass through a portion of the town with shuttered up buildings

run–down cars,

locked automatically when Nicholas had started driving, but he clicked lock button

now, making

lady shouldn’t have to witness such

from what I’m used

Then a second time. “You’re serious.

would I joke about that? Or had that just been wishful

looks like this. Over

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

a roof over Elva’s head.”

Nicholas repeated like he

I

we’d be much worse off if I didn’t find such a good person to room with. Anna

be indebted to

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