Chapter 0226

A guard was seated in a chair just inside my bedroom door. He looked nervous, his eyes darting all around. Behind him, Mark was standing tall, arms crossed. His features were stern. In front of him,

Nicholas was pacing like a caged animal.

“Let’s go over this again,” Nicholas said. “In the middle of the night, you allowed someone who looked

like Piper to enter her rooms.”

The guard bounced his leg nervously. “That’s right, Sir. I’ve been told that she sometimes keeps strange hours, and that I shouldn’t ask too many questions.”

That was true. I had sneaked out a lot to meet with Nicholas and Julian, for our investigation. Or once, to kiss Nicholas in the hallway. Although that hadn’t been my intention when I’d left the room.

Nicholas continued on, undeterred. “And when you saw this person last night, you allowed them into this room without asking the identifying question. Is that right?”

The guard swallowed hard. “That’s correct, Sir.” Above all else, this was the guard’s biggest failure. At

the very least, he owned up to it.

“He’s new to the rotation, Sir,” Mark said.

“I know he didn’t mean harm, but the cost could have been…” Nicholas glanced over at me, where I

attempted to distract Elva with her toys.

what he was thinking. Jane could have killed me and Elva, or kidnapped

night. Neither of us had

silent footsteps.

only thing that seemed to have been disturbed was

the guard said. “Whatever punishment you deem necessary, I will

without question.”

is what could have been

the barracks while I decide what to

nearly tripped in

was out the door, Mark

was to come to my side. He

the doll she’s holding. “I have another in the

off to find

the doll, then lowers it. Instead, he holds

his side. He drops his forehead to my shoulder

other.

exhaled a shaky breath as some of the tension I hadn’t realized I’d

I felt safe in a way that

wolf had been so close, and I just slept straight

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