Juliana caught up to Michael and grabbed his hand. "I will not have you make it look like I made another big mistake. You told me that I could speak freely. One would assume you have a magic stone."
Michael pried Juliana’s hand off of him. "You may speak freely here. I wouldn’t bother myself to silence you, and next time you believe someone has a stone, ask to see it before you speak. I thought you were smart."
Juliana closed her right hand into a ball. "I am getting tired of all of you laughing at me. I am not a fool."
"You should think before you speak if you don’t want to be called a fool. It was clear as day what you wanted to approach me for. I will offer some advice to you since I pity you," said Michael.
Juliana didn’t want any pity. "Save it for someone else."
"No, I will give it to you so when I am king, you will be grateful for it. Leave the palace," Michael advised Juliana. "If you stay, you will die."
Michael had seen and heard so little from Juliana, but it was enough for him to believe she would not be alive for much longer.
"Ha," Juliana laughed. "I see you have already picked a side. What has Vivienne told you?"
Juliana knew a trick when she heard it. Michael had just arrived in the palace, so what could he know about her or how she could be killed?
Juliana believed Natalie’s theory even more now that Vivienne might have a holy weapon.
"Vivienne? I am not a fan of the queen, and I have not picked any sides. I do hear things, so I know you should watch your back. If you were as smart as you want to be called, you would leave the palace soon," said Michael.
Being a former mistress to Darius placed a target on Juliana’s back from anyone who wanted to get rid of who was once loyal to Darius. Then there was Vivienne’s, whose actions had reached even Michael.
Juliana wasn’t safe in the palace, but like many others, she was so concerned about staying that she missed the dangers.
Juliana wasn’t ready to leave when she only recently found her place here. Since she could not seduce Michael, she would find someone else. Plenty of others were eyeing the throne and seeing how Michael acted, Juliana thought it was very unlikely he would be the next king.
"You should take your advice. You’ve come here to take something that Darius cherishes. Your last name won’t mean anything to him. He just might kill you and everyone else eyeing the throne. You should leave the palace before then," Juliana suggested.
Juliana didn’t want Michael to let it slip to Darius that she had offered herself to him. She would be doomed once again.
Michael laughed at Juliana’s advice: "I think I have a good chance since you were trying to latch onto me a moment ago. Listen to what I said, and leave the palace if you want to live."
"If you heard someone is trying to kill me, you should just tell me instead of going around in circles," said Juliana.
"You’re still as delusional as I remember you. To think they wasted time letting you be king in the first place. Then again, I remember the pathetic speech you made. It was full of so much emotion, all because you didn’t want to miss the chance to be king while Xaxier was only a lord," said Michael. freeweɓnøvel.com
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