After meeting up with Xavier, he brought me home a few minutes before dinner. Of course, Mathieu and Magnus were as curious as ever and immediately demanded to know every single detail, especially the reason why I left with the Prince and then came home with the Duke. So much for not getting myself involved with any of the Royals. What a mess this whole thing has become.
“We just finished our project and Xavier was around so we hung out while the Prince had to do something else. You know, Royal things.” I came up with the best excuse I could, making sure not to tell them the truth because I wasn’t a tattletale.
As much as I wanted to tell my brother because the two of us really didn’t keep secrets between us, I knew I couldn’t. I didn’t want my brother being dragged to a dungeon for ha
