Chapter 0223

“I can see you worrying.” Julian whispered to me. “You shouldn’t. You’d be stunning in anything.”

A light blush filled my cheeks. I glanced away, embarrassed.

Farther down the table, Nicholas watched us, his mouth pressed into a hard line.

After the banquet, Julian led me to Nicholas’s rooms, where Nicholas was waiting to speak with us.

When we came through the door, I was holding Julian’s arm. Nicholas’s gaze focused in on that at once.

He didn’t say anything, but his distain radiated off of him in waves, Increasing the tension in the room.

“Did you miss us enough to make you so grumpy, brother?” Julian asked. He kept my hand prisoner for a

moment longer than needed, before releasing me.

I immediately pulled away.

The situation with Julian had certainly made everything more confusing. Even though we had agreed to forget it, I still remembered the fondness in his eyes and his touch. I felt a bit unsteady near him now, like

I wasn’t sure what to expect.

I tried not to be obvious about it, but I was never great at hiding things, especially from Nicholas, who

watched me closely.

I looked away from both of them,

about the tunnel,

asked.

had my personal guards watch the tunnel around the clock, and

our vigil,” Nicholas

at them, I spoke to the wall, “Is

“Both,” Nicholas said.

Julian explained. “But if they don’t, then we can’t follow them to see what they are up to. In fact, we aren’t even totally sure at this point if that

the other night,” I

knows if he was telling the truth?” Julian said. “That guy likely has plans on top of plans. All he does

someone else we know,”

offended. “I don’t just sit around when

turn around and face the brothers. Julian was smirking at Nicholas, while

we do

can’t make a

crossed his arms. “Waiting

something else

think I

that’s all we can do, then we have

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