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?”

get you out of there.”

door! I rushed away at once, moving behind

“Three…” Nicholas said.

“Two…”

“What the hell do

in there. I’m

room. Stop.

jingled in the

to the door again.

the lock like a civilized person,” Julian said back. “Just one moment…‘

The lock clicked.

said with pride. “There we go. No

“Whatever,” Nicholas grumbled.

Suddenly, Nicholas and Julian were both spilling into

up and down,

Piper. The GPS works.”

both into a hug at the same time. My relief was palpable. I had been even more

found

Nicholas and Julian held me back, even longer than they needed to. For a long, special moment we stood together, united in our relief and happy

back first. In his absence, Nicholas wrapped both arms around me, holding

get going,” I

my uncle’s office,” Julian

didn’t find anything

finger. “But did you look in

I stepped away from each other.

searched the drawers,” I said. “Everything seemed

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