“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.

of his mouth. “Whatever

of the basketball court, some servants began to put down

way, if we fell, neither

the area was set up, Nicholas led

of sweatpants with a tank top. He wore some

I noticed just how tight it was when he turned his back to me. The shirt struggled to stretch

of Nicholas’s

swallowed hard and averted my eyes.

on the mats, Nicholas turned to face me

first move. I want to show you how to stop someone who is reaching for you.

there, and I try to grab

made a grabbing motion for me. A move,

mes before.

“Now twist.”

+15 BONUS

I twisted.

I turned his

him. “I’m sorry!”

was good. Perfect

of the next hour, he showed me many

are coming for you, it’s not a fair fight, so you

the groin

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