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

that my words turned a few heads around

were

softened my tone. “The competition

possibly find time…”

I were you. Don’t forget who I am, Piper. I can sneak

no one would

laughed, like Terry had said something charming and not unbelievably creepy. I

they didn’t know what Terry had tried to do to

see how uncomfortable he was making

in it. Anything to

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

his possessive tone and the unwanted fire in his eyes as

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I had to save myself. I drew courage from the knowledge that he couldn’t touch me here, even though he clearly wanted

I screamed, everyone would look.

lifted my chin, and told him, “You are going to be disappointed, because you

added teeth. “You say that now. I’ll let you think what you want. But no one escapes

man. I get

much greater threat than those given to me on the stage by Lilliana and Olivia, and sent

up

Family!” Nathan called from the top of the stairs.

Terry.

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