Chapter 0586

Nicholas's anger began to vibrate through him. He growled, probably without realizing it, with each exhale of breath.

"It's past time I speak with Bridget myself," he said, low and dangerous. Yet, even so, he did not move -not until I pulled back enough to look up at him. He met my gaze with stern eyes. "I should have set her straight a long time ago."

"What will you say?" I asked him.

"I don't know yet. But she has lost every right to any benefit of the doubt I might have otherwise given her. I want the truth. I also intend to make my own truth known."

"What's that?"

His eyes became fiercer. Looking at him, he seemed more hardened warrior than young prince.

*Bridget will never be queen," Nicholas said.

It was a bold claim, especially when his parents favored her so heavily. But I appreciated the remark all the same. Nicholas, despite having been childhood friends with Bridget, was finally seeing her for the person she was now.

her began. I didn't doubt so much that

her into her obsession to be queen? Or was it her lifestyle? Or did she simply have an inherent greed for power that manifested itself as she

I supposed. Facts were facts, now,

dead. I needed to

"Okay," I said.

nodded and started to

I said right away. I motioned toward the

in the morning," he

else to clean. By morning, the smell alone would be overpowering. "I'm perfectly capable of cleaning this

wanted to

said, and nudged him toward the door. "I'll clean up quickly

certain they stay there," Nicholas said. "I'll likely take

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