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.

remembering our great escape of a first date. “Most of the time, he wants

boy

drags you

bringing me straight into trouble, but I was also indebted

was able to

be all bad,” I

just glared out

to town.

to pass through a portion of

run–down cars,

locked automatically when Nicholas had

making sure.

“A lady shouldn’t have to witness such

all that different from what I’m used to,”

Then a second time. “You’re

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

Nicholas, much of your kingdom looks like this. Over the past few years,

are homeless. I’ve had to work

roof over

or three jobs?” Nicholas repeated like he

I

I didn’t find such a good person to room with. Anna

I’ll be

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