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.

doubt so much that Nicholas, Julian, and Bridget truly

lifestyle? Or did she simply have an inherent greed for power that manifested itself as she grew

were facts, now, regardless of how

Bridget wanted me dead. I needed to rely on

"Okay," I said.

to lead me

can't," I said right away. I motioned toward the mess on

servants will clean it in the morning," he

to clean. By morning, the smell alone would be

to

toward the door. "I'll clean

the living room. I'll make certain they stay there," Nicholas said. "I'll likely take Julian with

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