Chapter 0442

Neither of us pulled away though.

At least, not until Bridget’s voice sounded behind me. “Nicholas! It’s time for our romance scene.”

Nicholas released my hands and I pulled them back to my sides, just as Bridget came to a stop beside me.

If she had noticed our closeness, which she must have from her closeness, she was pretending she hadn’t. She simply beamed her bright smile all for Nicholas.

My nerves prickled once again. Yes, Nicholas had told me that he would only kiss the people he wanted to, but in the shine of Bridget’s presence and under the lights of the stage, who knew what would happen? The script called for a kiss. They were supposed to kiss.

Would Nicholas truly turn his back on the character? On the play itself? On Bridget?

She batted her eyelashes at him now. “Ready, lover?”

My thoughts fizzled into ash. I felt suddenly faint.

at me and laughed. “Just getting into character, Piper.” She winked

Bridget, I could openly admit

them both to claim they never loved

relationship. And while some of her actions

the love she thought she had been cultivating for

maybe the audience and Nicholas were right.. Maybe his character really was a

so miserable to

Bridget said, turning

eyes was barely visible in the dark of the backstage, but the gold almost seemed to

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a swirl

was trying to tell me something, and while I didn’t always understand the message behind his eyes,

is with you.

as clearly as if he had just said them aloud

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