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.”

felt in his

the most tactful move. My standing is sure to

Nicholas said. “That is the most important thing.”

him, maybe it was. But I wasn’t as sure about myself. Elva needed the medicine and treatment only the

let it help build my courage. I would protect Elva. I would do anything for her. But I didn’t

least, not

back,” I said. “We can’t

his face down into my neck, where he breathed me in for a long moment. Then, reluctantly, he released me.

he stayed very near my side, not touching but never

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

alight with mischief. “This makes

“Of course not,

seat, which now placed me across the table

for me, then pushed me in as I sat. When I was comfortable, he lowered himself in the chair beside

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