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Chapter 222
At the banquet that night, I sat beside Julian same as always, but other than the most basic of greetings, we had not spoken to each other. “Hello, Piper.” “Hello, Prince Julian.” Fortunately, Veronica and Tiffany seemed fine with talking with Julian in my stead, and Julian himself made no att
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“I can see you worrying,” Julian whispered to me. “You shouldn’t. You’d be stunning in anything.” A light blush filled my cheeks. I glanced away, embarrassed. Farther down the table, Nicholas watched us, his mouth pressed into a hard line. After the banquet, Julian led me to Nicholas’s rooms,
Chapter 224
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Chapter 225
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Chapter 226
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Chapter 228
That night, Julian came to escort me down to the cellars so that we could explore the tunnel again. He waited to speak until we were clear of the other candidate’s rooms, but once we had descended the staircase, he case me a sideways look. “I heard about what happened,” he said. My hand tightene
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