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?”

to get you out

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

“Three…” Nicholas said.

“Two…”

“What the hell do you think you are

in there. I’m getting her

through the room. Stop.

jingled in

door again. “What are you doing?”

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

The lock clicked.

we go. No brute force

“Whatever,” Nicholas grumbled.

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

me over up and down, his

your message, Piper.

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

had found me

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

first. In his absence, Nicholas wrapped

get going,” I said.

uncle’s office,” Julian

didn’t find anything in

held up a finger. “But did you look in the right places?”

from each other. I followed Julian toward

drawers,” I said. “Everything seemed normal.”

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