Chapter 0239

The guard who had opened his mouth immediately did so again. “Many apologies, Your Royal Highness. We meant no offense. It was not meant to be a secret from you, though…” His gaze shifted to me.

Beside me, Nicholas straightened, body tense as a bow string. “So you are following us?”

“Following Miss Piper, Sir.” The guard started to sweat. “There have been reports of suspicious behavior.

For the safety of all, the captain‘ thought we should keep an eye on her.”

I remembered Lilliana speaking with Joseph in the hallway, as they both glared at me. Shortly after,

Lilliana had made accusations at me that I hadn’t understood at the time.

“And you suspect she will perform this suspicious behavior even when she is in my company?” Nicholas’s voice was going eerily emotionless. His anger must have been skyröcketing……

I touched his arm, hoping to soothe him. “They only mean to protect you, Prince Nicholas.” I lowered my

voice. “Perhaps it is best if they continue to do so.”

He glanced at me sharply. “What?”

To the guards, I said, “I understand your precautions, gentlemen, and take no offense.”

spoken nodded at me, but then looked to

from his chest.

didn’t know what he saw there, but

Carry on, then.”

of space had opened between us and our tail, he said to

They don’t need to be following you

something,” I said. “But isn’t

This way, if she tries to hurt someone,

and

heart, I doubted Jane would be so careless as to let herself be trapped by the

with her years of on–the–run experience, would never have been

unawares.

presence only made her more cautious, that was

carrying out whatever plan she and Terry had up their sleeves. I only hoped it would

a chance

Jane does do something, and the guards see, you will take the blame, Piper,” Nicholas said.

weight of my future over the potential life of

she would kill anyone,” Nicholas

of Jane with her knife to my throat. “We don’t

time to simply reveal

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