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

I ask why you are here so late?” I asked.

just talking

gently. There was a growl in

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

give myself away.

from my face.

competition will go on as before. No one will know that the end is already fixed.” Another wink.

Bridget,” Nicholas said, some of his

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did stop speaking. I doubted it was because of the Alpha command. It was more likely because of the complete one–two punch of her words. What was there left to say that hadn’t been

brief sentences, she’d indicated she was going to be the one to become Luna, that Nicholas was on

me like a sharp object between my ribs, tearing

heart.

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