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 only

anew in his

you that he would break

too caught up in my own misery at the

my sister.

really is ugly,” Julian said. He was

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

was just overwhelmed?”

a good girl and she deserves

a genuine heart and should be treated with

going

better than

Don’t

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“She’s my friend.”

when you thought she and I

you are jealous!”

though his arms tightened around me. He held me closer to him.

backside, just above the curve

to who?” Julian

voice was still

I’m done with him, he won’t bother you again.”

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