Chapter 0268

Together, Julian, Nicholas, and I walked out into the hallway. We made it down to the main hallway before Terry himself saw us and stepped into our path.

Julian, Nicholas, and I stopped in our tracks.

“There you are, Piper. And I see you’ve run into my errant nephews.”

“Don’t worry, uncle, lost.”

Julian said smoothly. “We found Piper before she became hopelessly

Terry tilted his head. He was smiling, but its edges were sharp and dangerous. “And why would Piper need to be found? Last I saw her, she was with the tour group. I turn my back for one moment to correct an ignorant girl, and in that single moment, Piper vanished.”

“I went looking for a bathroom and got lost,” I said, falling back on my initial planned excuse.

gone for an hour.” Terry’s eyes

very

“Who knows how long she would have been wandering. Sometimes

Terry said. His gaze

it, as if saying, I am here. I’m not going anywhere. The notion gave

to end the discussion. “I’m back now so everything should be

me for several long seconds, too long to feel like a natural pause. He wanted me to squirm, to feel uncomfortable, or maybe even

wanted to

relented. “Very well. I’m glad you have been returned

haste. Dinner is about to

traded looks with both Nicholas and

helped me settle the growing unease in

we entered the dining room, the other guests and candidates

seat at the center of the table. I was to sit on his

my hand. In my ear, he whispered, “I’ll

any misconceptions that Terry would place Julian or Nicholas beside me.

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