"Your Highness!" The woman was cheerful and all too unaware of the danger that this call was presenting to the crown prince. His life was in possible danger just because of this one call!
"How do I turn this thing off?" Nicholas panicked and was sure that if anyone were to hear Karenina's annoying voice, he was doomed. He was already this close to learning the truth but now it was all ruined!
The Crown Prince of Riga wasn't going to take any chances and hoped that he was left unheard by the residents residing in the castle. If these people were dangerous then they were undoubtedly already looking for him.
Nicholas started to run back to the way he came from.
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Sophie smiled at the duke and started to feel her heart pound. For a moment, she found herself distracted by something. She stared at the wall and thought she saw the painting moving… but she thought it was just her nerves.
