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.”

but then looked to Nicholas.

from his chest.

he saw there, but he

Carry on, then.”

forward. When a buffer of space had opened between us and our tail, he

don’t need

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

too. This way, if she tries

and stop

I doubted Jane would be so careless as to let herself be trapped by the guard. If

following us, Jane, with her years

unawares.

if the guards‘ presence only made her more cautious, that was time she spent

she and Terry had up their sleeves. I only hoped it would

a chance to catch

blame,

the risk. “I’d never put the weight of my future over the potential life of

don’t know she would

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

“Maybe it’s time to simply reveal

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