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.

you?”

only told me the truth.”

answer. The fire sparked anew in his gaze,

warned you that he would break

not fully understanding. My mind was too caught up in my own misery at

my sister.

Your jealousy really is ugly,” Julian said. He was

“Maybe I was actually

and she was just

is a good girl and she deserves better treatment than your

heart and should be treated with

going

deserves better than

me guess. She deserves you instead. Don’t

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“She’s my friend.”

mad when you thought she and I were fucking?

you are jealous!”

Nicholas growled, though his arms tightened around me. He

on my backside,

lying to who?”

I said, but my voice was still

handle this, Piper,” Nicholas whispered to me. “When I’m done with him, he won’t

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