The next morning, all of the candidates were called down into the parlor. I checked with Mark and the

guards before I left the room. With my twin potentially lurking around, we’d taken to a password system

to confirm my identity. The password would be changed every day and given only once in the morning.

Today’s word was fireplace.

With that set, and Elva sitting with the Nanny, I headed down to the parlor to meet with the others.

Susie was there, thank goodness, and seemed unharmed.

“I didn’t stay at the celebration much longer, after you left,” she said. “Julian walked me back to my

room, which surprised me, but I figured you were behind his sudden shift in kindness.”

“I was worried about you.”

“I worried about you too, but Julian told me you were okay.”

We waited for a while, until Nathan entered and moved toward the front of the room. With only 8 of us

left, the meeting felt much more intimate than before. He didn’t even use a microphone.

be different than before. Since you’ve each been chosen by one of

now cater to. To start, you will attend a date with

by that prince. Piper, this

Lilliana, Olivia, and the girls Julian had chosen.

this afternoon in the gardens. You

after

I

you,” Lilliana said quickly

simply tilted her

the treatment.

Be

immediately began to chatter, but even that

few people now.

dates and the rest of us only

+15 BONUS

Piper’s decision, nor is it yours. The princes have chosen Piper, and they each

don’t think yourself of higher judgement than

girl immediately wilted.

the room. I stood speechless, watching after him. I knew he

the King who obviously hated me. But when the rules aligned in

couldn’t help but be

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