Chapter 0267

“You said you would tell him,” I said.

“”

“I was getting around to it.” Julian shrugged. “The right moment just hadn’t come up yet.‘

“You gave her that necklace to help her out specifically in this place,” Nicholas said. “I highly doubt that you couldn’t find a moment to tell me about it.”

“That’s the truth,” Julian said. “Besides, so long as one of us gets the message to help her out, does it matter which one?”

“Then switch it to me,” Nicholas said.

an argument they

I gave Nicholas a flat look. He wasn’t helping deescalate this argument shouldn’t even be having in the middle of Terry’s office while searching for secret compartments in his desk.

Nicholas deflated a little, under my look, though he didn’t uncross his arms. The moment his eyes returned to Julian, they hardened again.

“I wanted both,” I said.

to both,” Julian said.

imagine it will take you two

doing something vastly more important

Nicholas was firm.

“Keep searching, Piper.” He retrieved his phone from his

I traced my hand along the side, I felt a small catch.

I pulled the letter from the secret compartment and unfolded it.

were on his phone.

come to my side. I opened the letter then nearly

Nicholas asked, more to himself than anyone else. “It

put his phone away. He scooched closer to me to peer at the letter over my

“Hubris,” I said.

Nicholas was at

whistled. “It’s damn

to Terry,

years, long enough that he

over to the

and hatred swirled

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