Chapter 0037
Nicholas waited for Kirsten to answer, even while she hesitated. Slowly, he lowered his hand that had
been displaying the wrist guard down to his side.
She shifted nervously from foot to foot. She laced her fingers together.
“Well… you see…
As she struggled, Elva moved into the space between Nicholas and me. She took both of our hands.
Looking down at her, I could tell that Nicholas had wiped her tears away. She wasn’t crying anymore,
though she still seemed uncertain, half–hiding behind my skirt.
Nicholas continued to wait.
Kirsten was visibly sweating. Finally, she said, “1–I did, of course.” He attempted a giggle,
forced, painful sounding. “Why would you think otherwise?”
“Because I heard what you just said.”
“You… did…?”
but it was
“You lied to me,” he said, his voice perilously monotone. “You made me believe you had done me a
kindness, when truly all you had done was attempt to cheat me.”
Kirsten began to tremble. “It’s not like that, Prince Nicholas. I swear to you
“There is no excuse for what you’ve done. You are wasting my time.”
“But, Your Royal Highness —!”
Nicholas looked at both of the guards, one and then the other, as if measuring their mettle by sight
alone. At once, both guards lowered their heads.
“I imagine you two were only doing what you were told,” he said, flashing a quick glare in Lena’s
direction.
She flinched.
Her obvious discomfort gave me more satisfaction than I wanted to admit.
“As such, you may remain on duty for now,” Nicholas said. “You have the following orders.
The lifted their heads again, coming to attention.
“You are to escort Kirsten to her room to gather her things, then you are to see her off the property. Lena,
I trust you can help arrange for a car to take Kirsten back home.”
“Yes, Sir,” the guards said quickly.
“Yes, Sir,” Lena said, much slower.
“H–home. ?” A look of confusion twisted Kirsten’s features. “Why would I be going home?”
“No! That’s not fair.” She hurried forward too quickly. Her heels sunk into the grass, and she stumbled
I also hadn’t expected Nicholas to wait for me to say something. like he valued my opinion on the
matter. I had done nothing to earn that right, especially in his eyes.
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