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.”

hummed, a deep rumble I felt in his

like that was not the most tactful move. My standing is sure to suffer.”

said. “That is the most

Elva needed the medicine and treatment only the palace could provide.

I would protect Elva. I would do anything for her. But I didn’t need to sacrifice

least, not

should get back,” I said. “We can’t risk looking too suspicious.”

face down into my neck, where he breathed me in for a long

room, he stayed very near my side, not touching but

we approached the table, I noticed that Julian had moved into my

you, Piper?” Julian asked, eyes alight with mischief. “This makes it

“Of course not,

old seat, which now placed

pushed me in as I sat.

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