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.

said. “The very next free

it will take you two

something vastly more important at the

Nicholas was

He retrieved his

didn’t have a compartment along the top, but when I traced my hand along the side, I felt a small catch. I pressed down and a lid sprung open, revealing a letter tucked away underneath.

letter from the secret compartment

eyes were

I opened the letter then nearly dropped it.

this?” Nicholas asked, more to himself than anyone else.

He scooched closer to me to

“Hubris,” I said.

was at

“It’s

letter addressed to Terry, welcoming him

years, long enough that he very well could have been

over

and hatred swirled in

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