Chapter 0057

Julian showed up with the nanny early the next morning. Fortunately I was an early riser and had just

finished changing into my day clothes.

He held out a spare cup of coffee. “You ready? We have to be quick to get out of here before anyone

notices.

çast him a doubtful look. “Before anyone notices?“”

His smirk came too easily, like he always had one ready. “Did you want the cameras to follow us?”

I didn’t, but, “Isn’t that just part of the game?”

“No wonder you always got along so well with Nicholas. He sticks to the rules, too. Don’t you find that

boring? Where’s your sense of adventure?”

He watched me with a piercing gaze, almost like he could see straight into me, down into the secret

parts I tried to hide.

“Piper, when was the last time you let yourself live a little? I mean, really cut loose and let go?”

I didn’t have an answer. It certainly had not been in the past three years where breaking the rules had

potential homelessness or sickness. I hadn’t had the money

struggle for survival, the desire for anything beyond

that

because it was so convincing. Trust me for

hadn’t forgotten Nicholas’s warnings. Julian was a playboy. But I wasn’t eloping with him.

going on

the wild side, Piper,”

still sleeping. The nanny settled into a chair, ready to

looked back at Julian and the excitement

said, and

the servants‘ passages, routes rarely covered by the guard. His Beta, Brian, played ance for us once or twice, stopping to ask

Julian’s antics. He didn’t even

the hallways ahead

massive garage, I was

know much about them, but they were beautiful and shiny.

have been incredibly

me to a sleek red convertible with a black top.

upholstery. When Julian turned over the

my seatbelt just in time, because in the next moment,

in 3 seconds. The tires screeched on

held on

had shoved open and

we made our

shooting something there, maybe a promo. It

street, with the palace and the responsibilities that went with

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