Chapter 0242

Beside me, Elva yawned. “I’m tired, Mommy.”

I immediately crouched down beside her. I touched my hand to her forehead, but I didn’t feel a fever. Still, my nerves were frayed and I couldn’t help but worry. “Do you feel hot?”

“No. Just sleepy.” She rubbed at one eye.

I hated to leave early. We really needed this victory to stay in the competition. The stakes were so much higher now that I knew the underground organization had their sights on me and Elva. The minute we

stepped foot off the palace grounds, we’d likely be snatched up.

But I couldn’t chance Elva’s health. She’d been doing so well since she started receiving regular

treatments. I wouldn’t dare risk taking her heath any steps in the wrong direction.

“Honey, do you want to go

“There you are, Piper.”

A shiver rattled my bones. I knew that voice. I dreaded that voice.

I looked up and Terry was beside us, standing too close, peering down with the eyes of a viper.

“A pleasant picture, seeing you on your knees,” Terry said. He smirked, but the joy of it did not extend

beyond his lips.

say in front of a child.” I pushed

it innocently, I assure

needed Julian’s mental self–defense lessons to

to greet me?” Terry continued.

good friends now that

knew you were coming. I would have prepared one of the

was needling me, trying to get a reaction. I had to stay calm, as

to me. Only if I was calm, could I

full, as I recall,” I said,

his eye, a flicker of fire. “Yes.

I tasted bile.

to work. I didn’t want to go toe to toe with Terry. I didn’t want to even be in the same room as him. But I especially didn’t want to talk about

I was

I already knew Terry had brought Piper back into the house through some other means.

Not with Elva

Elva peered around my shirt to

flashed her

gasped and returned to hiding behind

sure many other women would be interested in speaking with

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