Julian showed up with the nanny early the next morning. Fortunately I was an early riser and had just

finished changing into my day clothes.

He held out a spare cup of coffee. “You ready? We have to be quick to get out of here before anyone

notices.

çast him a doubtful look. “Before anyone notices?“”

His smirk came too easily, like he always had one ready. “Did you want the cameras to follow us?”

I didn’t, but, “Isn’t that just part of the game?”

“No wonder you always got along so well with Nicholas. He sticks to the rules, too. Don’t you find that

boring? Where’s your sense of adventure?”

He watched me with a piercing gaze, almost like he could see straight into me, down into the secret

parts I tried to hide.

“Piper, when was the last time you let yourself live a little? I mean, really cut loose and let go?”

I didn’t have an answer. It certainly had not been in the past three years where breaking the rules had

or sickness. I hadn’t had the

desire for

that I

was so convincing. Trust me for a good time, it said, though made no promises for

forgotten Nicholas’s warnings. Julian was a playboy. But I wasn’t eloping with him.

on

the wild side, Piper,”

still sleeping. The nanny settled into a chair,

back at Julian and

said, and he laughed in

down the servants‘ passages, routes rarely covered by the guard. His Beta, Brian, played ance for us

even need orders

out the hallways

finally made it to the massive garage, I

they were beautiful and shiny. Mostly

must have

mine,” Julian said, leading me to a sleek red convertible with a

black leather upholstery. When Julian turned over the

in the next moment, Julian

tires screeched on

on for

Brian had shoved open and outside.

we made

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