Chapter 0590

Bridget blanched. "What did you call me?"

Ronan clutched at his head as he forced himself upward into a sitting position. "Beloved?"

"You hit your head too hard there, merfolk creep," Bridget said.

Ronan's eyes grew wide. "How can you say that, Bridget? After everything we've shared?"

"Shared? I don't even know you!" Bridget snapped. "I don't know who you think I am but you've got the wrong idea."

"But, Bridget -" Ronan began once more.

Bridget looked straight at Nicholas. "This guy must be a stalker."

Given Bridget's fame, it was possible, I supposed, that Ronan had some kind of delusion that Bridget and he were in love and that he had to prove something. But Julian's digging showed that Ronan and Bridget did know each other for real. They had even been something like friends. Cóntént from Nóveldráma.org

I glanced around, curious who else might be buying this act. No one seemed truly convinced. Nicholas held me around the waist with one arm, while he openly glared at Bridget.

The guard stood close to Ronan, ready to move in at a moment's notice.

Veronica gave Bridget a flat look.

"Whatever you think about me," Bridget said, "you can't think that I'd actually want someone this pathetic."

Ronan's face crumpled, stricken. "This can't be real. You said

"I didn't say anything to you." Bridget said quickly, cutting her off.

"Let the man finish," Nicholas said.

crinkled with upset. Bridget, it seemed, was absolutely ripping his heart out. If he hadn't just almost killed me, I might have felt bad for him. As it was, I couldn't care less

at Nicholas, he seemed to realize something - perhaps the precarious position he was in. He was trapped. There would be no escape for him from the consequences

him to tell the truth?

spoke, "Bridget told me that for us to be together, she needed Piper out of the

She stepped closer to

snapped back at her. "You let me believe that we had a chance? And now you are acting like we don't even know each other? What is

"We made no vows!"

seemed to rouse the rest of the household. Selma herself peeked through one of the

and took in the sight with wide eyes. "I will get

his head. He didn't seem like he was going

suspicions that Bridget, despite

quickly, with Ambassador Zale and

the guards grabbed Ronan under the arms and forcibly lifted

get through our security line," Ambassador Zale said, speaking to Nathan as he drew closer.

He kept his hand on the small of my back, even

about this," Bridget snapped. Her

her in suspicion, then

so,"

"Nicholas!"

to Nicholas for comfort. All of this was making me feel so exposed. If Veronica hadn't joined me out here... if

realized I didn't know where Elva was. I glanced up at Nicholas with

"Elva?"

and Julian and told

deeply. Good. She was safe. I could relax

continued. "Now that Prince Ronan is captured, I can assure you that he will never bother you or yours again, Prince Nicholas." He side-eyed Bridget. "Would you prefer we

incident could be made or lost here. It was one matter to let the merfolk handle one of their own kind, but to give them Bridget was an entirely different matter. That Bridget was a werewolf

would lose faith on the global stage. I didn't need to know much about

care

a polite bow. "I will take my leave then. I intend to see to his return and

to hear that,

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