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.

set it to both,” Julian said. “The very next free moment I have.”

Julian. I imagine it will take you two minutes on your

doing something vastly more important at the

was firm.

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

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

the letter from the secret compartment

something?” Julian’s eyes were

letter then nearly

more to himself than anyone else. “It even says to burn it?”

He scooched closer to me to

“Hubris,” I said.

This…” Nicholas was at

“It’s damn

held a letter addressed to Terry, welcoming

years, long enough that he

over to

hatred swirled in my

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