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

fabrics.” She scurried

Julian a chastising look. “You shouldn’t

and Prince Julian at once.” His smile

rolled my eyes. On a different day, any of them before last night, his teasing me would have made me

tried to feel

a façade. But even she eyed me

remember that. I had to do

at Julian’s sleeve. My breath caught as

only interacted

children and wanted many of his own, Julian seemed entirely indifferent to the matter. And though he’d been courteous to Elva in the past,

to her

where she would ask

Julian with her wide eyes and asked, “Do you like

“Too?“” Julian asked.

likes Mommy. I can tell. He stayed

embarrassment. I had thought she

not!

he?” Julian cast me

with both hands. I would likely never live

sleeve. “Do you like

fond of

for him to add a teasing caveat. Something like, Not

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