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.

first date. “Most of the time, he wants to be

that bad boy persona, I think.”

pity that he drags you into it,” Nicholas said.

of bringing me straight into trouble, but I was also indebted

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

might not be all bad,”

just glared out the front windshield

to town.

to pass through a

run–down cars,

had locked automatically when Nicholas had started

making sure.

lady shouldn’t have to witness such an unseemly part

from what

glance at me. Then a second

would I joke about that? Or had that

of your kingdom looks like this. Over the

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

roof over

jobs?” Nicholas repeated like

I

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

I’ll be indebted

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