Chapter 0185

“I can tell by the look on your face that you’ve been thinking about me,” Terry said.

My stomach twisted. The champagne I had enjoyed only a moment ago soured in my mouth.

Susie shrunk, half–hiding behind me. Terry didn’t even look at her, his entire attention was focused on

  1. me.

I didn’t reply to him. I simply stood there trying not to be sick on the ballroom floor.

Terry didn’t seem to mind. He continued on without even a dent to his smile.

“Congratulations, Piper. You’ve enamored two different brothers. No simple act. Though I can

understand why they are taken with you.”

I swallowed down the rising bile in my throat. “Thank you.” It was all I could manage. I knew what lied beyond his friendly façade, and now that the image of him had been permanently tainted, I struggled to

rebuild my own fake friendly face to deal with him.

“You must forgive me,” he said. “Our time was cut so short the last time we were together. But I am

hoping we can claim more along time again soon.”

I

noticed then that my words turned a few heads around me. People were eavesdropping

were judging

softened my tone. “The competition organizers keep us all

possibly find time…”

wouldn’t worry about them if I were you. Don’t forget who I am,

time and no

Terry had said something charming

them exactly, since they didn’t know what Terry had tried to do to me, but I still hated

that they couldn’t see how

hole and bury myself in it. Anything

eavesdroppers couldn’t hear, he added, 1 cannot wait to add you to my collection of

unwanted fire in his eyes as he dragged his

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the knowledge that he couldn’t touch me here, even though he clearly wanted to. Too many witnesses,

screamed, everyone would

I lifted my chin, and told him, “You are going

I’ll let you think what you want. But no one

I’m a powerful man. I get

given to me on the

shivers up

Nathan called from the top of the stairs. Everyone turned to look,

Terry.

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