Chapter 0236
“Julian?” I prompted. “You must have come for some reason?”
“Right,” he said, then rubbed his forehead. “That’s true.”
He cleared his throat again, then stood straighter. When he started forward once more, his usual smirk
slipped back into place. Whatever weakness that had taken over him was long gone now.
“I thought we could utilize our time for more mental self–defense, but I had not considered you would be so indisposed.” As Julian approached, he glanced at Charlotte, who still held up the fabric like a shawl.‘
I’m not sure that works.”
“No,” Charlotte said, frowning. “But she might get cold with her arms bare. Even with the gloves.”
“Perhaps a lighter fabric. Or a white lace.”
“Lace? Oh, I hadn’t thought of that.” Charlotte nodded critically, then seemed to remember who she was
talking to and jumped. “Uh, Prince Julian, sir.”
“No need for such formality,” he said. “Simply Prince Julian would do.”
She nodded, but her cheeks were turning red. “If you’ll excuse me a moment, I’ll look through the rest of
She
a chastising
Prince Julian at once.” His smile sharpened as he leered
of them before last night, his teasing me would have made me smile. As it was, the drama with Jane weighed heavy on my heart, shackling
hard I tried
was putting on a façade. But even she eyed me warily now and
needed to remember that.
suddenly there, tugging at Julian’s sleeve. My breath caught as he
met before but only interacted
his own, Julian seemed entirely indifferent to the matter. And though he’d been courteous to Elva in the past, I had no idea
her
would ask a
wide eyes and
“Too?“” Julian asked.
tell. He
in embarrassment. I had thought she slept the whole
not!
he?” Julian cast me a playful
my face with both hands. I would
sleeve. “Do you like
quite fond of her, yes,”
for him to add a teasing caveat. Something
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