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?”

to get you out of

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

“Three…” Nicholas said.

“Two…”

do you think you are

I’m getting

the room. Stop. Just

jingled in

came close to the door again. “What are you

a civilized person,”

The lock clicked.

“There we go. No

“Whatever,” Nicholas grumbled.

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

and down, his face serious. Julian

message, Piper. The GPS

hug at the same time. My relief was palpable.

Terry had found me first…

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

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

going,” I said.

office,”

anything in here.”

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

Nicholas and I stepped away from each other.

the drawers,” I said. “Everything seemed

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