Chapter 0224

We made it five steps out into the hallway before Nicholas started asking questions.

“Did something happen?” he asked.

I didn’t want to lie to him, so I shrugged. “Nothing big.”

“Nothing big is still something.

With my hand on his arm, Nicholas dictated how fast and slow we walked. He slowed now, making it

clear he would stretch this out if he needed to. He was worried about me, I could see from the look in his

eye. He wasn’t going to let me off the hook easily.

Softer, he asked, “Did Julian do something?”

“No,” I said. Julian had stopped himself before he could. That was assuming that leaning in for a kiss

had been what he was actually doing, and not just teasing me. “I don’t know. It was confusing.”

“Tell me.”

I wanted to. I needed to talk to someone about what happened, and who knew Julian better than.

Nicholas? But I was unsure. With their rivalry, and Nicholas’s jealousy, if he knew that Julian had tried to

how would he

likely receive no answer

“Julian’s been acting strange lately. He’s… softer

actually feels some

capable of fondness.” Nicholas’s voice lowered,

any woman’s heart. Especially

heart.” Recognizing Nicholas’s jealousy, I gently corrected him. While

especially when it came to kissing,

easily misplacing my heart.

sighed. “But please be careful.

of my eye and thought of

Nicholas truly steal her

it, a time from before even Nicholas and I were together. Could Nicholas have been

any consideration to his brother’s feelings? Julian had made

there had

kept it there, gradually tugging me closer and closer to

the candidates

candidates in their rooms and the

before we reached the top and

door or they could

wrapped both arms around my waist and turned me toward him. I

this was the jealousy I

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