Chapter 0256

The next morning, Elva was still resting peacefully after I awoke and changed, so I left her in the care of

Charlotte, the Nanny, and Mark, and went down to breakfast alone.

I was nearly there, when both Veronica and Tiffany blocked my path.

“We want to talk to you,” Veronica said.

We were about to have breakfast beside each other. “Could it wait until breakfast?” If they were going to

yell at me about ‘my‘ behavior last night, I’d prefer it not to happen on my empty stomach.

“No,” Veronica said.

Okay, then. I sighed in resignation and followed them to a quieter spot away from the doorway to the

dining room.

Tiffany crossed her arms. “We talked to the other–you last night at the gala.”

“She looked like you and spoke like you, but it was clear to us both that she was not you,” Veronica said.

“Yeah, plus… why would you change clothes? That’s not like you at all. And then change back?” Tiffany

shook her head. “It doesn’t add up, Piper. So spill. Tell us what’s really going on.”

My heart pounded. Of all people that didn’t know the difference, why were these two so observant?

Even the King had been willing to believe the worst of me.

“It was me… I was just having a bad night,” I said. I didn’t want to lie, but I couldn’t tell anyone the truth,

not even them. Too many people knew it already, from Nicholas’s guards to some of the servants. It was

a miracle the truth hadn’t leaked yet.

That it hadn’t was a compliment to the strong character of everyone on Nicholas’s payroll.

“That was not a bad night,” Tiffany said.

“That wasn’t you,” Veronica added.

“Did

you

lose a bet or something?” Tiffany said. “Someone extorting you?”

Veronica gave Tiffany sideways look. “It wasn’t her.”

Tiffany looked back. “Who else could it be?”

both looked at

just

reputation.

ran so much deeper

Julian said. Appearing beside me, he placed a gentle hand on my shoulder.

trust these two.”

one

my upset. “There’s a reason I picked these two. Well, other than their great

laughed. “They’re trustworthy.” He shrugs. “And they hate

underground is behind this?” Tiffany asked, her

said. At her sides, her hands clenched

me. “You

did explain that I had a twin sister who was caught

enough to fall into

spoke, their gazes became more pitying than judgmental. By the end, they

my behalf.

finally be able to tell someone the truth and to

their misguided

of a sister of yours is running around pretending to be you?” Tiffany

night, being terrible

said. “And

thought my family was messed

fooled again,”

“Sorry if we were jerks to you last night.

two and two together.”

have to

do,” Veronica said. “The underground

at each other. Julian lowered his hand from my shoulder to my

Julian said. “We’ll have to work to take them

“I’m in,” Veronica said.

too!” Tiffany added with a fist

It felt good, like I

“It’s a secret I can’t afford

must have your reasons,”

got to suck, not being able to tell anyone. Your sister must be getting

trouble.”

I nodded, they

safe with us,” Veronica said. She always spoke definitively, so this gave me

excused themselves to go to breakfast. I nearly joined them,

Julian gave me pause. I waved them

“Julian.”

“Hm?”

red, bloodshot, with heavy bags

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