Chapter 0279

The King and Queen were sitting at their table, eating breakfast.

“Nicholas?” the King said when he saw me. “You look like hell.”

“I have reason.” I walked to him and showed him the footage on my phone.

The King watched it all with a furrow in his brow.

“Terry’s behavior last night was beyond inappropriate,” I said. “He made Piper, Susie, and many of the other girls uncomfortable.”

My mother scoffed. “He’s always been a flirt, Nicholas. You know that. I’m sure those girls are being oversensitive.”

“He tried to feel up Piper under the table,” I said, trying to keep my voice steady and calm. Losing my temper never worked with my parents.

“And you have footage of that?” the Luna asked.

No, I didn’t. None of the camera angles caught Terry’s movements under the table. I grit my teeth, holding in my anger.

“Piper said ”

“And we accept the word of a commoner over that of nobility?” the Luna asked.

I gripped the back of the chair I stood behind. Anything to keep me from throwing something across the room.

“There is merit to her concerns,” I said, gesturing to my cell phone still in the King’s hands. ” The footage shows – ”

“Piper is too sensitive. And this other girl, Susie, was it?” The Luna cut into her breakfast so hard her knife scraped across the plate. “She’s that quiet one, right? I imagine she’s much the same. A Luna would have to be able to reject men’s advances without becoming offended…”

my voice lowering despite my best efforts. “Terry tried

making a clatter. “Don’t you dare bring such vulgarities to my breakfast

her and she huffed out a breath. To me, he said, “That is quite

themselves. And

doubt. But when you caught them in the act,

my hands began to splinter. “That is not

never liked your uncle,” the Luna said. “You are conspiring with

the King said again, more

fiery gaze back

must know that I need more than this to accuse my wife’s

isn’t all he has done,” I said.

“Oh?”

passed it to him. My mother looked up

and read through it. His gaze

it say?” the Luna

passed it to my mother.

panicked voice, she said,

King asked her. “You are letting your love for him blind you, my dear

“But – ”

with limited to no results.

was a touch of heartbreak. To

his rooms to return

I entered my bedroom, Piper was

the feeling, melting myself everything was fine, Nicholas won a very important and busy man. But the hurt

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