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.

both,” Julian said.

will take you two minutes on your

think we’re doing something vastly more important at the moment?”

was

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

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

this?” I pulled the letter from the secret compartment and

Julian’s eyes were on his phone.

I opened the letter then

destroy this?” Nicholas asked, more to himself than anyone else. “It even

put his phone away. He scooched closer to me to

“Hubris,” I said.

Nicholas was at a

“It’s damn

letter addressed to Terry, welcoming him to the underground

few years, long enough that he very well could have been the

tempt Jane over to the darkness.

hatred swirled in my gut.

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