Chapter 0073
Nicholas did glare harder then, for a moment. When nothing happened, he turned away and made his
way to his own seat.
Liiliana was still seated beside him, though she didn’t say a word as he sat down. If they didn’t like each
other, why hadn’t Nicholas asked someone else to sit there?
“Shall we, Piper?” Julian asked, a smug grin on his face.
We walked the two feet to our chairs. Julian held mine out for me, then helped push me in after I sat. He
took the chair beside mine.
Sitting like this, I couldn’t even see the Queen unless I leaned forward, Relief washed over me.
I still wasn’t feeling all the way better. I wasn’t sure I would have had the energy to wade through royal
politics tonight.
At least, not the Queen’s kind.
Julian was his own mess of royal riddles.
“I did try to talk her out of it,” Julian whispered to me. “Your punishment, I mean. I went to take responsibility for the morning I stole you away, but she wouldn’t hear of it.”
I softly shook my head. “That was only one of the things I was punished for.”
“A rule–breaker, huh?” He winked. “A girl after my own heart.”
I rolled my eyes. “Be serious.
“Why?” he asked, deadpan. Then he straightened. “Don’t look now, but Nicholas is glaring at me again.”
I turned my head, and locked eyes with Nicholas, who was leaning improperly far over the table to look
at us.
“I told you not to look,” Julian hissed from behind me.
Nicholas stared a moment longer, despite having been caught. Then his gaze shifted to the Queen.
Wait. He hadn’t been worried about me being so close to the Queen, had he? But then why hadn’t he
asked me to sit near him?
Unless Julian beat him to it.
No, that was impossible. Nicholas had made clear that he had many girls he admired here at this table.
He cast his gaze around the room but never focused on any one girl for long. He did, however, frown at
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