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

my words turned a few

were

my tone. “The competition organizers keep us all

possibly find time…”

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

no one would say

Terry had said something charming and not unbelievably

know what Terry had tried

that moment, that they couldn’t see how uncomfortable he was

wanted to dig a hole and bury myself in it. Anything to get away from him and this

leaned in closer. “I do enjoy our time together, Piper” Softer, so the eavesdroppers couldn’t hear, he added, 1 cannot wait to add you to

fire in his eyes as

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myself. I drew courage from the knowledge that he couldn’t touch me here, even though he clearly wanted to. Too many witnesses, too

everyone would

“You are going to be disappointed, because

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

I get what

to me on the stage by Lilliana and Olivia, and

shivers up

the top of the stairs. Everyone turned to look,

Terry.

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