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 said

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

were

throat and softened my tone. “The competition organizers keep us

possibly find time…”

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

and no one

said something charming and not

blame them exactly, since they didn’t know what Terry had tried to do to

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

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

eavesdroppers couldn’t hear, he added,

and the unwanted fire in his eyes as he dragged his slimy

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was no one here to save me. I had to save myself. I drew courage from the knowledge that

I screamed, everyone would look.

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

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

I’m a powerful man. I get what I want.”

given to me on the stage by

up

Nathan called from the top of the

Terry.

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