#Chapter 403: Not Meant To Last

My heart thundered in my chest so fiercely, I worried that it might break free from my ribcage and jump across the floor. What announcement was Nicholas about to give? What could he have to say that was so important he would hold up the entire ceremony? “Some of you maybe have been expecting this,” Nicholas said. He spoke confidently and crisply, as clear and sure as if he had been delivering a written speech. Though this speech seemed entirely unprompted. He didn’t even have notes. “While to most, I suspect, this will come as a surprise.” “This is most unorthodox, Prince Nicholas,” Nathan said. “I ask only for your patience, Nathan,” Nicholas replied. He looked around the entire room. “For all of your patience. This will not take long.” Everyone seemed to agree and accept his words. A quiet murmur filled the ballroom, but it quickly died in anticipation of Nicholas’s words. I glanced at Veronica beside me. She gave me a look that indicated that she knew more than I did.