Chapter 0367
Nicholas continued to stare at me, waiting for my answer. He seemed entirely unbothered by the gathered crowd of their assumptions.
“Piper?” he asked, when I hesitated.
“Of course we can speak,” I said.
Nodding, he turned.
“If you will excuse me,” I said, first to Julian and then to the gathered crowd. Then I darted to follow in Nicholas’s shadow. He had already started walking
away.
we were
of earshot, I moved from Nicholas’s shadow
girls are the same ones who have made assumptions about us… I’m afraid your
need to speak with you. Did you want me to wait until after the ball?”
and lowered my voice. I didn’t want
his brow, then glanced at the limited space between us. I quickly stepped to the side, away from him. He frowned, clearly displeased by
voice. “Am I
when you look at me in a certain
way?” he asked.
corner of the room, away from the
Nick. Why are you being so difficult about
are always going to think what they want, but they don’t have
to play our parts. We need to keep
are doing that.”
looking at each other like we love
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