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

were

and softened my tone. “The competition organizers keep us all very busy.

possibly find time…”

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

at any time and no one would say

Terry had said something charming and not unbelievably creepy.

had tried to do to

see how uncomfortable he was making me.

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

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

possessive tone and the unwanted fire in his

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

everyone would look.

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

you think what you want.

a powerful man. I get what I want.”

me on the stage by Lilliana and

shivers up my

Royal Family!” Nathan called from the top of the stairs. Everyone turned to

Terry.

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