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 moment I

I imagine it will take you two minutes on your phone,” Nicholas said.

think we’re doing something

was firm.

searching, Piper.” He retrieved his

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,

letter from the secret compartment and

something?” Julian’s eyes were on

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

himself than

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

“Hubris,” I said.

Nicholas was at

“It’s

hands, I held a letter addressed to Terry,

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

tempt Jane over to the darkness.

and hatred swirled in

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