Chapter 0011

You and Nicholas have a special bond, and I can’t wait to see how far I can bend it.

I didn’t understand Julian at first. Nicholas and I hadn’t been a couple in three years. Whatever bond we

had was assuredly broken by now. The plans Julian had for us would make no difference anymore.

But then I realized, this wasn’t about me, or me and Nicholas as a couple.

Julian’s hostility was aimed fully at Nicholas himself.

They had always seemed like fierce enemies at the Academy. Perhaps the addition of them being brothers didn’t make that perception untrue. Maybe it only intensified their rivalry.

“If you are planning on using me against Nicholas, you are making a big mistake,” I said. “Nicholas no longer cares for me. In fact, he likely hates me. You’d be wasting your time.”

Julian’s smile neither grew nor wavered. He merely watched me a moment, then dipped his head. “Good luck in the selection, Piper.”

Without another word, he turned and exited the room.

I had no idea what he was thinking.

stayed in the room for a while, after that. The maids that were assigned to me had yet to appear. That was fine.

was diligently following me from the

painted vase atop a

portrait of a couple hung in an elaborate

of horses grazed in a

her, answering her questions as best I could, until she grew disinterested and returned to her toys. Ed pulled the comforter off the bed and draped it across the back of a

hide under

restond to impacking

on the door, Thad only blowed the

Nicholas stood there with

It must have been a reflex. So many times he’d sneaked into my

a moment, his gaze held mine. I wondered if he was there in

then he

I come in?” he

course,” I said. Then, remembering myself, I added,

furrowed at the use of his title, but he didn’t say

was good

one of the guards, who stepped diligently to

“Nice to meet you,

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