That was Jane. I had zero doubts.
What I needed to do now was keep my promise and alert Nicholas. Yet when I turned to find him, I saw him stepping onto the stage where the thrones were, with Olivia on his arm. The King and Queen were greeting them warmly.
I couldn’t exactly interrupt that without repercussions. Best to leave it.
I glanced around for Julian, but he was still missing. Where did he go?
The only one of our little group that I could locate was Veronica. I went to her now. She sensed my seriousness at once, and dropped the preamble of the dance.
“She’s here,” I said.
Veronica, to her credit, did not attempt to look around. She just kept looking at me.
“Both Nicholas and Julian are out of reach,” I said. “But I have to act before Jane gets away. I’ll delay as much as I’m
