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

hadn’t had

the desire for anything beyond food, water, and shelter

that I

dangerous because it was so convincing. Trust me for a good time, it said, though

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

on

the wild side, Piper,”

sleeping. The nanny settled into a

Julian and the excitement he

and he

by the guard. His Beta, Brian, played ance for us once or twice, stopping to ask guards questions

likely used to Julian’s antics. He didn’t even need orders to catch

the

massive garage, I was amazed by the vast collection of

about them, but they were

have

me to a sleek red convertible with

black leather upholstery. When Julian turned

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

3 seconds. The tires screeched

on for dear

we were through the door Brian had shoved open and outside. We served around the

as we made our way to the

crew was shooting something there, maybe a promo.

out on the street, with the palace and the responsibilities that went with it well

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