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 there.”

to break down the door! I rushed away at once, moving behind the desk. “Okay!” I

“Three…” Nicholas said.

“Two…”

the hell do you think you are doing?”

there. I’m getting her out.“.

through the room. Stop.

jingled in the lock.

close to the door again. “What

the lock like a civilized person,” Julian said

The lock clicked.

with pride. “There we go. No

“Whatever,” Nicholas grumbled.

and the door pushed open. Suddenly, Nicholas and Julian

over up and down,

message, Piper.

at the same time. My relief was palpable. I had been even more

had found me first…

than they needed to. For a long, special moment we stood together, united in our relief and happy with our

back first. In his absence, Nicholas wrapped both

should get going,”

uncle’s office,” Julian said,

didn’t find anything

held up a finger. “But did you look

Nicholas and I stepped away from each other. I

I said. “Everything seemed normal.”

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