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
do?
he was willing to go
She very nearly sneaked past our defenses if Mark hadn’t been
be in danger so long as Jarse and Terry
and
heart was warm, listening to Nicholas so valiantly willing
around to this idea, brother. Even
before Jane. Before the
Julian nodded, understanding.
on the producers for a while
too difficult to get them to line everything up
to them, even though I opposed it?” Nicholas
to let your misguided orders get in the way of my best–laid plans. I knew
to his word. The next afternoon, all of the candidates were called down into the parlor room for some announcements.
a change of
replied. “If you make it to Luna, you will hardly
the Luna gets
Susie said,
comfortable staying,” Olivia said. “Though, of course, I would
needed.”
go wherever
rolled their
called her out, Lilliana has fully reverted to her agreeable flower
hiding around the corner ready
act she
and tapped
next event will be. Nathan
the
+15 BONUS
that name, all the
welcome Terry among
girls politely clapped. I did too, even though I wanted to run up and
you. You are very kind,” Terry said. He walked
Only Susie and Tiffany visibly
seconds until it was over. Even Olivia seemed tenser
least had the good sense to know something was wrong with this man,
wasn’t actively trying to take control of
me to be the one to announce the
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