Chapter 0449

“Nicholas? Who is it?” came a voice from within Nicholas’s room. A female voice. One I recognized.

Bridget.

My stomach shot into my throat so quickly, I thought I might be sick.

Suddenly, before I could even think to react, the door opened, and Bridget was standing there. Nicholas was behind her, hand on the door like he had tried to stop her, but she dipped under his arm.

“Oh. Piper! What a surprise! What are you doing so late?” Bridget’s tone was friendly enough, but there was a sharpness in her eyes that I was learning only appeared when she was particularly irritated. She must have been tired, as well, to let it show through so obviously.

“I… uh…” I hadn’t been expecting to run into Bridget or anyone other than Nicholas tonight, so I didn’t have an excuse prepared. I wracked my brain. “I just wanted to… congratulate Nicholas… on his performance tonight.”

and I hated saying it. What did I even need an excuse for? Bridget was the one who needed an excuse!

ask why you are here

were just talking about the nuances

gently. There was a growl

mean to keep it a secret longer?” Then she looked at

would be to give myself away. But I was

from my face.

worry,” Bridget said. “The competition will go on as before. No one

Nicholas said, some of

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I doubted it was because of the Alpha command. It was more likely because of the complete one–two punch of her words.

a few brief sentences, she’d indicated she was going to be the one to become Luna, that Nicholas was on board, and that I

stabbed into me like a sharp

heart.

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