“Nicholas? What are you doing here?”

Crossing his arms, he tilted his head to the side. “Mark told me you asked him to teach you self- defense, but his duties are too essential to allow for the time to teach you. But, I do think it’s valuable for

I

you to learn. So I’ve decided to step in instead.”

I wasn’t entirely sure he was being honest here. Yes, Mark did have important duties, but surely so did

the prince? For Nicholas to be here instead of Mark made me wonder if there was more to this than he

was saying.

“I’m still mad at you,” I said. My hurt from the day before didn’t magically disappear.

“I’ll make it up to you.” He came closer. His eyes were earnest, even if his face was impassive. “I’m

proud of you, Piper. For how strong you are, and how far you’ve come all on your own. But I hope you will

let me help you now.”

My cheeks burned a little. “Just teach me, okay?” I didn’t know what else to say.

at the corner of his mouth. “Whatever

corner of the basketball court, some servants began to put down soft mats that

if we fell,

set up, Nicholas led me over

was wearing a comfortable pair of sweatpants with a tank top. He wore

how tight it was when he turned

the width of

swallowed hard and averted my

on the mats, Nicholas

move. I want to show you

just standing there, and I try

grabbing motion

mes before.

“Now twist.”

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I twisted.

pain as I turned his arm

him. “I’m

“That was good.

the next hour, he showed me many different

said. “If they are coming for you, it’s not a fair fight,

groin or the eyes. Don’t ever back

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