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.

when the change in her began. I didn't doubt so much that Nicholas, Julian, and

parents who pushed her into her obsession to be queen? Or was it her lifestyle?

Facts were facts, now, regardless of how they became

the fact was Bridget wanted me dead.

"Okay," I said.

and started to lead

right away. I motioned toward the mess on

in the morning," he

like this for someone else to clean. By morning, the smell alone would be

He wanted to argue with

him toward the door. "I'll clean up quickly and then join Veronica

certain they stay there,"

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