The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 266

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.”

God, he was going to break down the door! I rushed away at once, moving behind the desk. “Okay!” I called. “I’m

“Three…” Nicholas said.

“Two…”

hell do you think you are doing?”

there. I’m getting

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

in

to the door

lock like a civilized person,” Julian said back. “Just one

The lock clicked.

with pride. “There we go. No

“Whatever,” Nicholas grumbled.

open. Suddenly, Nicholas

up and down, his face serious. Julian

got your message, Piper. The

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

had found me first…

they needed to. For a long, special moment we stood together,

Nicholas wrapped both arms around me, holding

get going,”

like my uncle’s office,” Julian said,

didn’t find anything

“But did you look

Nicholas and I stepped away from each other. I followed

the drawers,” I said. “Everything

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