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!

uh… Might I ask why you are here

just

Nicholas said, none too gently. There was

longer?” Then she looked

say. To have too big of a reaction would be to give myself away. But I was not a good actress. I didn’t know how to

from my face.

Bridget said. “The competition will go on as before. No one will know

Bridget,” Nicholas said, some of his Alpha

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of the Alpha command. It was more likely because of the complete one–two punch of her words. What was there left to

that Nicholas was on board, and that I would

into me like a sharp

heart.

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