He was my lighthouse, guiding me back to the shore, safe through tumultuous waters.

I stepped into him and fell into his chest. His arms wrapped around me on instinct. Gently, he eased me

back into the room I’d left, and away from the hallway where anyone could have happened upon us.

“Oh, shit,” Julian muttered. “It’s not what it looks like I swear.”

Nicholas’s arms came around me, protective yet soft, treating me as if I was made of glass. His voice

exuded anger, however, as he snapped at his brother, “What the hell did you do?”

“I didn’t do anything!” Julian said at once. He quickly amended, “Well, not like you’re thinking, anyway!”

Nicholas started to growl.

“Piper,” Julian said. “I know you are going through a thing but can you please explain to my very furious

brother that I did not do anything untoward?”

I sniffled, then looked up at Nicholas. He wasn’t looking back, so I reached a hand up and cupped his

cheek. That claimed his attention, and his fiery eyes found mine. Immediately he softened.

hurt you?” he

my head. “He only told

in his gaze, a raging wildfire out of control.

that he would break

My mind was too caught up in my

of my

jealousy really is ugly,” Julian

His wicked smirk was back. “Maybe I was actually confessing my undying love to

she was

Nicholas said. “Piper is a good girl and she

heart and should be

going on about?” Julian

deserves better than you,” Nicholas snapped.

guess. She deserves you instead. Don’t make me laugh. You are so

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“She’s my friend.”

get so mad when you thought she and I were fucking? You can’t even

are

tightened around me. He held me

backside, just

to who?” Julian

but my voice was still weak. “Nicholas…”

to me. “When I’m done with him, he

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