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

suggest it this

I do?

clearly wasn’t happy, but he was willing to go

She very nearly sneaked past

danger so

bring fan and Terry down as

to Nicholas so valiantly willing

came around to this idea,

before

Julian nodded, understanding.

I’ve been leaning on the producers for a while now, putting this idea in their ear,” Julian said.

to get them to

this idea to them, even though I opposed it?”

your misguided orders get in the way of

all of the candidates were called down into the parlor room for some announcements. Gossip was rampant among the girls. Many were whispering about

change of scenery,” Tiffany

“If you make it to Luna, you will hardly

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

Susie

Olivia said. “Though, of

needed.”

will go wherever Nicholas decides,”

everyone rolled their

cruel to me and then called her out, Lilliana has fully reverted to her agreeable flower routine, even when Nicholas wasn’t

was likely nervous now, like Nicholas might be hiding around the

the act she put

platform and tapped

our next event will be. Nathan said I’m

the next

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name, all

welcome

though I wanted to run up and kick

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

Susie and Tiffany visibly slunk away from his touch. I steeled

was over. Even Olivia seemed tenser

the other girls at least had the good sense to know something was wrong with this man, even

actively trying to

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

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