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?”

going to get you out

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

“Three…” Nicholas said.

“Two…”

“What the hell do you think you are doing?”

in there. I’m getting her

making it clear we’ve snooped through the room. Stop. Just stop. Let a

in

close to the door

civilized person,” Julian said back.

The lock clicked.

Julian said with pride. “There we go. No brute

“Whatever,” Nicholas grumbled.

pushed open. Suddenly, Nicholas and

down, his

your message, Piper. The GPS

hug at the same time. My relief was

had found

For a long, special moment we stood together, united in our relief and happy with our

stepped back first. In his absence, Nicholas wrapped both

going,” I said.

like my uncle’s office,” Julian said,

find anything in

did

I stepped away from each other. I followed Julian

the drawers,” I said.

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