Chapter 0062
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The next morning. when I woke up, I headed straight for the window to look at the sky. Fortunately, there
was no cloud in sight. Today, it seemed, I would escape my punishment.
One of these days, however, my luck would run out and I would be forced to kneel in the storm and hope
my b*dy was strong enough to take it.
Elva and I dressed for the day, and hand in hand, we exited our room to head down to breakfast. Just
outside of the room, we were greeted by Mark.
“Piper, Elva.” He turned toward the two guards standing behind him. “From now on, these two will be
personally assigned to you.”
Their uniforms were more or less similar to other guards I’d seen, except these ones had green trim
around their cuffs.
“They are a part of Prince Nicholas’s personal guard,” Mark explained. “You will also find that others on
this floor have been replaced, though these two will be outside your door at all times if you need them.”
The two gave me soft nods. They seemed nice enough, much nicer than my previous guards. And if they
were personally vetted by Nicholas, then I had little reason to mistrust them.
Despite our tumultuous past, Nicholas seemed fond of Elva. I believed him when he said he would keep
her safe. Really, that was all I could ask.
Then, Mark dropped to one knee to talk to Elva.
“I’m sorry for the things that happened to you, Elva. But I can vow to you that it will never happen again.
From now on, you have my reassurances.”
Elva didn’t reply, just looked at him with wide eyes.
Mark’s smile wavered. “If you are ever scared, and your mom or Prince Nicholas aren’t around, you can
ask for me, okay? Do you know my name?”
Eles shifted to look up at me. At my nod, she gave him her attention again. “Mark.”
That’s right,” he said, smile restored. He rose to his feet. “Are you both headed down to breakfast? May
cort your
Though she had calmed down a lot since the day before, she still seemed nervous, especially around the
around and pushed her out of a window.
This meant that none of Elva’s endangerment made it onto television, thank goodness. However, just
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