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

the door! I rushed away at once, moving behind

“Three…” Nicholas said.

“Two…”

the hell do you think you are doing?”

there. I’m getting her

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

jingled in the

door again.

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

The lock clicked.

with pride. “There we go.

“Whatever,” Nicholas grumbled.

Suddenly, Nicholas and Julian were both spilling into the

over up and down, his face serious. Julian smirked.

Piper. The GPS

My relief was palpable. I had been even more scared than I had wanted

found me first…

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

Nicholas wrapped both arms around me,

get going,” I said.

like my uncle’s office,” Julian said,

anything in

held up a finger. “But did you look in

Nicholas and I stepped away from each other. I followed Julian toward the desk.

the drawers,” I said. “Everything

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