Chapter 0316



But arguing with my father was useless. Once he set his mind to something, he would not be swayed.

So I did the only thing I could do. I nodded and saw myself out.

As soon as I opened the door, Julian stumbled away from it, backing up into the hallway.

I narrowed my eyes at him. He had clearly been eavesdropping. I would have called him out right away, but I didn’t want father to overhear. So I stepped out into the hallway and closed the door behind me.

“So I eavesdropped… slightly,” Julian said, waving one hand. “That’s not a crime.”

“It is, if it’s the King you’re eavesdropping on.”

“It’s not, if you are the King’s son.”


My frown deepened. He exhaled long and slow.

“I can see you aren’t in the mood for games,” he said.

“Do you even know how to have a conversation without them?” I asked.

He placed a hand over his heart like I had hurt him. “Honestly, brother, it’s not you I’m worried about, anyway. It’s our Piper that concerns me.”

“What about her?”

Memories of Julian cupping Piper’s face, his mouth on hers, made a storm erupt within me. I wanted to throttle him until I felt better, but I knew I’d never feel better.

I’d told Piper I wasn’t jealous but that was a d amn lie. I didn’t want anyone’s arms around Piper but my own. That Julian had kissed her, made me want to riot. 2

“She likes you,” Julian said. “It’s obvious to everyone. Even when she was sweet with me, I had to convince her to pretend I was you.’

That warmed something chilly inside of me. I hadn’t necessarily thought that Piper would prefer Julian to me, but having the confirmation was nice.

“You could have her if you weren’t such a da mn coward,” Julian said.

My good feelings vanished. What the hell did he mean by that? I glared at him.

He shrugged. “All you would have to do is actually stand up to our father.”

“The King is to be obeyed,” I said.



Julian snorted out a harsh laugh. “Go d, you are ever the perfect, most obedient son. No wonder you are the favorite, following around on his heels all the time.”
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