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 my

not the most tactful move. My standing is sure

protected yourself,” Nicholas said. “That

needed the medicine and treatment only the palace could provide. Any loss of standing, any risk of

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

least, not yet.

get back,” I said. “We can’t

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

to the dining room, he stayed very near my side, not touching but never more than

I noticed that Julian had moved into

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

“Of course not,

seat, which now placed me across

then pushed me in as I sat. When I was

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