“Why are you here?” Nicole asked in surprise.

“I came to see you,” Jared replied softly, his gaze gentle as he took a seat beside her on the couch.

Nicole joined him, her body leaning against the soft cushions. “I just got back.”

“I know,” Jared said, reaching out to take her hand.

Nicole’s eyebrows raised slightly. “You knew?”

Her mind raced to a conclusion. Jared must have known about her lunch with Lawrence. His arrival here was far from a mere coincidence.

“Yes,” Jared confirmed, “What did he say to you?”

Nicole’s frown deepened. “What if I told you we just had lunch? Would you believe that?”

What’s Lawrence planning?’ “Who knows? He’s

agreed silently. Although Lawrence appeared calm, she knew he was a wolf in sheep’s clothing,

at Nicole, his eyes calm

reassured Jared, squeezing his hand. ‘He’s

a temporary truce to

it,” Nicole responded, nodding thoughtfully. She had known Lawrence for a few years and had some insight into his

want?” Max looked at Jared,

darkened slightly. “You said his

active before have quieted down, some even left San

‘ Retreating to advance, preparing to gather strength in secret,

could he be scared?” Lulu asked with wide eyes. Nicole considered this. ‘Could it be that Lawrence knows he

wry smile playing on her lips. No, that’s not Lawrence’s style.

closer to you, maybe to steal the Crests?” Lulu speculated. But she quickly realized that since

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