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.

ripping his heart out. If he hadn't just almost killed me, I might have felt bad for

look 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

this knowledge encourage him to tell the

that for us to be together,

closer to him. "How

lied to me!" Ronan 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 wrong with you, Bridget? Have you

"We made no vows!"

the household. Selma herself

wide eyes. "I will get the

He didn't seem like he was going to say anymore.

said enough, and confirmed all our suspicions that Bridget, despite

Zale and five merfolk

grabbed Ronan under the arms and forcibly

Ambassador Zale said, speaking to Nathan

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

Her perfect veneer was cracking. She seemed genuinely nervous all of

locked at her in suspicion, then back to

so,"

"Nicholas!"

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

I didn't know where Elva was. I glanced up at Nicholas with fear in my

"Elva?"

softly. "She found me and Julian and told

and I exhaled deeply. Good.

that Prince Ronan is captured, I can assure you that he will never bother you or yours again,

give them Bridget was an entirely different matter. That Bridget was

handle their own, or they would lose faith on the global stage. I didn't need to know much about

take care of Bridget,"

polite bow. "I will take my leave then. I

to hear that, Ambassador. Thank you,"

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