Chapter 0272

“It’s fine,” I said. “I got away before anything truly bad happened.” At his insistence, I then proceeded to explain exactly what Terry had done.

“He tried to touch you,” Nicholas growled. “He did touch you.”

“I left before anything could happen. I got myself out of that situation.”

After cleaning his wounds, I wrapped his hand in a sanitized white bandage. He held himself very still for me, though I could feel the tension buzzing under his skin.

The moment I fastened the bandage, securing it, he pulled me against his chest and wrapped his arms around me.

“I should have been there,” he said. “I’m sorry.”

“You can’t be there every minute. Besides he was so subtle about it, even Julian didn’t notice.”

rumble I felt in his chest against

was not the most tactful move. My standing is

yourself,” Nicholas said. “That is the most important

wasn’t as sure about myself. Elva needed the medicine and treatment only the palace

me, and let it help build my courage. I would protect Elva.

not

get back,” I said. “We

lowered his face down into my neck, where he breathed me in

very near my

the table, I noticed that Julian had moved into my seat.

do you, Piper?” Julian asked, eyes alight with mischief. “This makes it so much easier to talk to Joyce.”

“Of course not,

moved to Julian’s old seat, which now placed

me, then pushed me in as I sat. When I

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