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.”

down the door! I rushed away at once, moving behind the desk. “Okay!” I called. “I’m

“Three…” Nicholas said.

“Two…”

the hell do

I’m getting

through the room. Stop. Just stop. Let

jingled in

the door again. “What are

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

The lock clicked.

“There we go.

“Whatever,” Nicholas grumbled.

Suddenly, Nicholas and Julian were both spilling

over up and down, his

got your message, Piper. The GPS

at the same time. My relief was palpable.

found me

held me back, even longer than they needed to. For a long, special moment we

first. In his absence, Nicholas wrapped both

should get going,”

my uncle’s office,” Julian said, looking around.

find anything in

did you look in the right

from each

drawers,” I

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