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.

Julian said. “The

imagine it will take you two minutes

doing something vastly more important

was

searching, Piper.” He retrieved his phone from his pocket.

looked through didn’t have a compartment along the top, but when I traced my hand along the side, I felt a small

I pulled the letter from the

were

rounded the desk to come to my side. I opened the letter then nearly dropped it. Nicholas caught it and me, steadying

himself than anyone else. “It even says to burn

anything?” Julian put his phone away. He scooched closer to me to peer at

“Hubris,” I said.

This…” Nicholas was at a loss for

“It’s damn incriminating.”

to Terry, welcoming him to the underground organization.

long enough that he very well could

tempt Jane over

swirled in

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