I wanted to storm over there and demand Kirsten apologize for accepting thanks for a gift she hadn’t given. But I couldn’t do so without revealing to Nicholas that I was the one who had given it. If Nicholas knew the truth, he’d assume the worst.
He’d think the gift was disingenuous, and that I was just chasing after his crown.
I didn’t want nobility. I didn’t want to be his wife, or girlfriend, or whatever else.
I only wanted medical care for Elva. So I kept my mouth firmly shut.
Julian plucked my dropped bow off the ground and handed it to me. “Something on your mind, Piper?” His knowing smirk returned tenfold.
I wasn’t in the mood for his games anymore.
I turned in my bow and went back to my room.
After a group lesson with the dancing instructor, all of the girls rested in the
