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 scurried

a chastising look.

both sir and Prince Julian at once.”

night, his teasing me would have made me smile. As it was, the drama with Jane

tried to

was putting on a façade. But even she eyed me warily now and

needed to remember that. I

suddenly there, tugging at Julian’s sleeve. My breath caught as he looked down at

met before but only interacted

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

would respond to her

she would ask a lot of

with her wide

“Too?“” Julian asked.

tell. He stayed here last night. All

embarrassment. I had thought she slept

not!

did he?” Julian cast me a playful

face with both hands. I would

tugged on Julian’s sleeve. “Do you like Mommy

quite fond of her, yes,”

a teasing caveat. Something like, Not as much as

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