Chapter 0259

That evening, I met with Nicholas and Julian in one of the sitting rooms. Julian had unfurled the

blueprints to the palace out on one of the small tables. Now, he was holding a cup of coffee in each hand.

He likely hadn’t been to sleep yet.

Neither had Nicholas, though he was running on adrenaline instead of caffeine.

“With Jane escalating in violence, we have to move quicker as well,” Nicholas said. “We need to put a

plan into action as soon as possible.”

“We need a plan first,” Julian said. “You are skipping steps.”

Nicholas pushed a hand through his hair.

“There has to be something we can do,” I said. “I’m tired of waiting around for Jane to make her move.

We’re constantly on the back foot.”

“Piper’s right,” Nicholas said. “We need to go on the assertive. Stop playing defense and go on offense

instead.”

“Take the fight to them?” Julian asked with a smirk. “Surely you all haven’t forgotten my initial plan from

weeks ago. Sneaking into Terry’s mansion and snooping around.”

“We barricaded the tunnel,” I said.

“I’m not talking about a tunnel. I’m talking about holding an event in Terry’s mansion. Then snooping

around when their backs are turned.”

Nicholas and I glanced at each other.

1 remembered Nicholas had been vehemently against this plan at the start. Now however, he seemed

less so.

Julian waited. I waited too. When Nicholas didn’t object to anyway, Julian prompted, “You’re going to let

it this

can I do? Nicholas crossed his

happy, but he was willing to go along with

close. She very nearly sneaked past our defenses if Mark hadn’t been

be in danger so long as Jarse and

to bring fan and Terry down as

listening to Nicholas so valiantly willing to protect

around to this idea, brother. Even last

before Jane. Before the

Julian nodded, understanding.

leaning on the producers for a while now, putting this

get them to line everything up

to them, even though I opposed it?”

misguided orders get in the way of

his word. The next afternoon, all of the candidates were called down into the parlor room for some announcements. Gossip was rampant among the girls. Many were whispering about how the next event would take them away from the palace

change of scenery,”

it to Luna, you

palace is beautiful, don’t get me wrong,” Tiffany amended. “But… surely the Luna gets to go

Susie said,

Olivia said. “Though, of course,

needed.”

wherever Nicholas

rolled their

cruel to me and then called her out, Lilliana has fully reverted to her agreeable

Nicholas might be hiding around the corner ready to hear her true

act she

onto the stage platform and tapped

next event will

the next

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that name, all the blood drained

welcome Terry among

too, even though I wanted

Thank you. You are very kind,” Terry said. He

shoulders. Only Susie and Tiffany visibly slunk away from his touch.

it was over.

glad the other girls at least had the good sense to know something was wrong

wasn’t actively trying to take

be the one to

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