Whatever Jane had said to Nicholas must have been something horrific.

“I’m okay, and Elva’s okay,” I said, hoping to soothe him and his prowling wolf. “If the worst she’s done is tarnish my reputation, then we can recover from that.”

A storm raged in Nicholas’s eyes, the green flashing against the gold.

“She threatened you,” he said and it came out a growl.

“That’s nothing new.”

“What she said… cannot be allowed…”

“Whatever she said is just words. I’m here and I’m safe. She can’t touch me while I’m beside you.” 1

That, at last, finally seemed to bring him some measure of comfort. He breathed in deeply, held it, then released. Some of the tension bled away from his shoulders. He closed his eyes, and when he

opened them again, they were clearer.

Slowly, I lowered my hand away from his chest.

“I need to speak with the benefactors Jane insulted. If I apologize, then maybe…”

and

think that will work,” Nicholas said. “Their pride won’t allow them to accept

least, not this soon.”

sit around and do nothing. I have

refuse to speak to you. The

Marble? The ultra–rich

Nicholas nodded, expression grim.

talking

sights, déciding that whoever won her support, won the whole thing. I

before, never cared to, but now I

to insult the whole of the nobility. The only

Queen herself. 1

my face. “She

as bad as things were, that was

more, trying to come up with some kind of plan to improve my situation. As it was,

as they

however, were all too interested in capturing my every

meanwhile shouted out questions.

you and

glanced at Nicholas. “We were

Jane. Before Terry intervened. Then I had to let

lifted thrones at the middle edge of

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