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.”

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

from his chest.

I didn’t know what he

Carry on, then.”

buffer of space had opened between us and our tail, he

you thinking, Piper? They don’t need to be following you

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

me? They can follow her, too. This way, if she tries to hurt someone, they might be there.

and stop

I doubted Jane would be so careless as to let herself

them following us, Jane, with her years of

unawares.

only made her more cautious, that was time she

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

chance to

Jane does do something, and the guards see, you will take the blame, Piper,” Nicholas said. “A guard’s word

“I’d never put the weight of

she would kill

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

it’s time to simply reveal the secret of

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