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.”

one who had spoken nodded at me, but then looked to Nicholas. The other had yet to

from his chest.

didn’t know what he saw there, but he eventually dismissed the

Carry on, then.”

me forward. When a buffer of space had opened between

don’t need to

both know I wouldn’t do something,” I said. “But isn’t it safer

follow her, too. This way, if she tries

and stop

be so careless as to let herself be trapped by the

us, Jane, with her years of on–the–run experience, would never

unawares.

even if the guards‘ presence only made her more cautious,

Terry had up their sleeves. I only hoped it

a chance to catch

see, you will take the blame, Piper,” Nicholas said. “A guard’s word holds weight. You could

never put the weight of my future over the potential life

would kill anyone,”

thought of Jane with her knife to my throat. “We don’t know she wouldn’t

“Maybe it’s time to simply reveal the secret of your sister’s

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