Chapter 0266

Where could I hide? Behind the desk? But wouldn’t that be the first place someone would go to if they came to this room? There weren’t many other spots to hide. A couple of high–back chairs were dotted around, but they wouldn’t provide much cover.

“Piper?”

My thoughts came to a screeching halt.

That was Nicholas’s voice.

I rushed back to the door. “Nicholas?”

“Oh, thank God,” came Nicholas’s voice, muffled with the barrier between us.

“How did you know I was in here?”

“I was snooping around. When I didn’t see you with the tour group, I came looking for you.”

“Did they move on without me?” I asked. If they had, Terry likely immediately noticed my absence.

“The servants were taking them back, from what I could tell,” Nicholas said. “Terry wasn’t with them.”

A pit opened in my stomach. Did that mean he was looking for me too?

“I want to get out of here,” I said, fear apparent in my voice, even to me.

“Step back, Piper.‘

“What are you going to do?”

you out of there.”

God, he was going to break down the door! I rushed away at once, moving behind

“Three…” Nicholas said.

“Two…”

the hell do you think you

I’m getting her

room. Stop. Just stop. Let a professional handle this.”

jingled in

door

lock like a civilized person,” Julian said back.

The lock clicked.

pride. “There we

“Whatever,” Nicholas grumbled.

turned and the door pushed open. Suddenly, Nicholas and Julian were both spilling into the room.

down, his face serious. Julian smirked.

Piper. The GPS

the same time. My relief was palpable. I had been even more scared than I had wanted to admit. My hands were still trembling.

had found

we stood together, united in our relief and happy with our reunion. Then, too soon, we began

stepped back first. In his absence, Nicholas wrapped both

should get going,” I said.

looks like my uncle’s office,”

find anything in

Julian held up a finger. “But did you look in the right

I stepped away from each other. I followed Julian

the drawers,” I

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