In the end, I found this false confession as the only way to get out of such a delicate situation.
In order to force Philip to give up on me once and for all, I had to provide him with a «worthy rival».
However, I could not ask any student of the academy to pretend to be my boyfriend. That's because there simply wasn't a person ready to stand up to him on equal terms.
Philip, being the crown prince, could get rid of his male competitors for once or twice. No one will dare to openly oppose the heir to the throne, and it will not be difficult for him to scare off any guy who will hang around me.
So, I rejected this losing option in advance. After all, in the end, when Philip and Razor defeat the third opponent, there will be two of them again, and I will definitely not be able to avoid a deadly love triangle.
I had to come to terms with the fact that no guy in the academy could beat these two.
So, as strange as it may sound, I came up with an incredible backup plan.
