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. “The very next free

will take you two minutes on your phone,” Nicholas

think we’re doing something vastly more important at the

Nicholas was firm.

Piper.” He retrieved

compartment along the top, but when I traced my hand along the side, I felt

the letter from the secret compartment and unfolded

something?” Julian’s eyes were

desk to come to my side. I opened the letter then nearly dropped it. Nicholas caught it

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

does uncle do anything?” Julian put his phone away. He scooched closer to me to peer at the letter over

“Hubris,” I said.

Nicholas was at a loss

“It’s damn

my hands, I held a letter addressed to

dated back a few years, long enough that he very well could have been

over to

hatred swirled in my

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