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 far side.

out of earshot, I moved from Nicholas’s shadow to

the same ones who have made assumptions about us… I’m afraid your request

with you. Did you want me to wait until after the ball?”

I didn’t want to risk being overheard. “They can tell about us just from the way you look

I quickly stepped to the side, away from him. He frowned, clearly displeased by the action.

displeasure seeped into his voice. “Am I supposed to

huffed. “But when you look at me in a certain

way?”

into the corner of the room, away from

you

being difficult, Piper. I just don’t think it matters. They are always going

our parts. We need to keep

are doing

we keep looking at each other like we

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