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.

both of them, finding the wall very interesting all of the

about the tunnel, Nicholas?

asked.

personal guards watch the tunnel around the

our vigil,”

at them, I spoke to the wall, “Is that a good thing or a

“Both,” Nicholas said.

have any shady characters sneak into the palace,” 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 tunnel is the

mentioned it the other night,”

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

we

said, mock offended. “I don’t just sit around

Julian was smirking at Nicholas, while Nicholas was scowling back at

we do now?” I

“We can’t make a move until they

Julian crossed his arms. “Waiting is

something else then,” Nicholas

think I won’t,” Julian

shook my head. “If that’s all we can do, then we

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