After the confrontation with Mark, I expected to be approached by Nicholas, so I wasn’t shocked when he called me away from the dining room at lunchtime to speak with me privately.

He started walking away from the dining room and I fell in step beside him. Eventually, in an empty

hallway, he turned to face me. A frown was firm on his face.

Mark told me that you and Julian started investigating the underground organization again, despite my

explicit instruction not to.”

“That’s correct,” I said. Maybe I should have denied it. I knew Nicholas only had my best interest at

heart, but that didn’t mean I could roll over to his every whim. He didn’t know all the facts. Maybe it was

time I told him the full truth, I wasn’t sure.

My answer made Nicholas’s face even more severe. This, I imagined, was the face he used to look down those that opposed him politically. It would be intimidating, if I had even an inkling of fear against

him.

“You have to stop, Piper. You must give this up and let it go. You are endangering yourself. I cannot allow that.”

I shook my head. “It doesn’t matter if I’m in danger. It’s worth it, if it helps bring them down.”

“If you would listen

convince me otherwise, Nicholas, I’m

about Elva?” he said, voice sharp. “What you are

already in trouble. Can’t you see that?”

you mean?” The hardness in his face

wrapped my arms around my own waist, offering myself as much

side of things. I doubted it – he’d always been a stickler for the

long will it be before the underground organization comes after her and her wolf, like he

won’t allow it.” Nicholas inched closer to me so that he was only a mere

your roof? But what happens to us when we have to go back

on our

find a way. I’ll

your own life. Can’t you see that exposing the organization

rest

authoritative prince–mode. Making plans and statements. I knew he meant

but I had to crack his fantasy to help him see he couldn’t protect us

no matter how well–meaning he

“Three years ago, when the organization targeted my sister

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