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.”

I felt

out like that was not the most tactful move. My standing is sure

“That is the most

wasn’t as sure about myself. Elva needed the medicine and treatment only the palace could provide. Any loss of

for me, and let it help build my courage. I would protect Elva. I would do anything for her. But I didn’t need to

least, not yet.

I said. “We can’t risk looking too suspicious.”

into my neck, where he breathed me in

near my side, not touching but never more than an inch away.

noticed that Julian

don’t mind, do you, Piper?” Julian asked, eyes alight with mischief.

“Of course not,

seat, which now placed me across

pulled back my chair for me, then pushed me in as I sat. When I was comfortable, he lowered

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