“I can tell by the look on your face that you’ve been thinking about me,” Terry said.

My stomach twisted. The champagne I had enjoyed only a moment ago soured in my mouth.

Susie shrunk, half–hiding behind me. Terry didn’t even look at her, his entire attention was focused on

  1. me.

I didn’t reply to him. I simply stood there trying not to be sick on the ballroom floor.

Terry didn’t seem to mind. He continued on without even a dent to his smile.

“Congratulations, Piper. You’ve enamored two different brothers. No simple act. Though I can

understand why they are taken with you.”

I swallowed down the rising bile in my throat. “Thank you.It was all I could manage. I knew what lied beyond his friendly façade, and now that the image of him had been permanently tainted, I struggled to

rebuild my own fake friendly face to deal with him.

“You must forgive me,” he said. “Our time was cut so short the last time we were together. But I am

hoping we can claim more along time again soon.”

not,” I said quickly.

a few

They were judging

my tone. “The competition organizers keep us all very busy. I

possibly find time…”

I were you. Don’t forget who I am, Piper. I can sneak you

time and no

few onlookers laughed, like Terry had said something charming and not

they didn’t know what Terry had tried to do to

moment, that they couldn’t see

in it. Anything to get away

our time together, Piper” Softer, so the eavesdroppers couldn’t hear, he added, 1 cannot wait to

unwanted fire in

+15 BONUS

from the knowledge that he

screamed, everyone would look.

my chin, and told him, “You are going to be disappointed, because you will

you think what you want. But no one

a powerful man. I get what I

given to me on the stage

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