Chapter 156 A Rumor Of Seduction

• Waking up in bed alone, with Nicholas nowhere in sight, I felt rejected.
• I adamantly fought against the feeling, telling myself everything was fine, Nicholas was a very important and busy man. But the hurt was persistent, rooted deep within me.
• Worse, I was now also humiliated. It was early, but still late enough for the servants and other candidates to begin to rouse and wander the halls. I had none of my own clothes, only Nicholas’s pajamas or Julian’s jacket.