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

can I do? Nicholas crossed his

happy, but he was willing

very nearly sneaked past our defenses if Mark hadn’t

always be in danger so long as Jarse and Terry

and Terry down as feet

heart was warm, listening to Nicholas so valiantly willing

you came around to this

been before

Julian nodded, understanding.

on the producers for a while now, putting this idea in their ear,” Julian

to get them to line everything up

idea to them,

“Like I’m going to let your misguided orders get in the way of my best–laid plans. I knew you’d come around eventually. I wanted to

to his word. The next afternoon, all of the candidates were called down into the parlor room for some announcements. Gossip was rampant

change of scenery,” Tiffany

Olivia replied. “If you make it to Luna, you will hardly ever

Tiffany amended. “But… surely the Luna gets to go

Susie said,

would be comfortable staying,” Olivia said. “Though, of course, I would

needed.”

wherever Nicholas decides,”

everyone rolled their

Nicholas had overheard Lilliana be cruel to me and then called her out, Lilliana has fully

likely nervous now, like Nicholas might be hiding around the corner ready to hear her true

not the act she put

and tapped

will be. Nathan

the

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that name, all the

welcome Terry among

too, even though I wanted to run up and kick him in the

you. You are very kind,” Terry said. He walked toward us and took turns

and Tiffany visibly slunk away

it was over. Even Olivia seemed tenser

the good sense to know something was wrong with this

trying to take control

me to be the one to announce the event, Nathan,” Terry called

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