Chapter 0187

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On the dance floor, Nicholas placed his hand on my hip. I placed mine of his shoulder. The orchestra

began to play, and Nicholas led me forward in a dance.

His jaw was clenched and he wasn’t looking at me. Even compared to our previous dances, his

movements now were stiff and unnatural.

He was mad at me, unjustly, and knowing that made me equally mad at him.

“You can’t keep me from talking with your brother,” I said. “You can’t dictate who I talk to at all.”

Nicholas huffed a sharp breath, too full of distain to be a laugh. Then he glanced down at me and entirely dropped the façade of humor.

“It’s inappropriate for you to leave in the middle of the celebration to run off and fuck my brother.”

I missed a step and stumbled over my own feet. Nicholas’s firm grip was the only reason I stayed upright.

“What?” I hissed. “Are you out of your mind?”

“Don’t lie to me, Piper,” Nicholas hissed back. “You are always sneaking off with him. And then that night

else would you knock on his door

words too loud. A few of the

and look. I was so embarrassed I wanted to

keep dancing and he led me away from that

good lover for you, Piper. He’s selfish. He’s going to

couldn’t believe he would think me capable of indulging in a carnal relationship with Julian right in the middle of the competition. It hurt me a bit, so I lashed out, wanting to hurt him too.

“Piper.”

kissed me that night? You thought I’d jump from

said,

did you

away from me again. “It was a mistake.”

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all. “You can’t mean that.”

mean anything, Piper. Not to me.” The words were clipped. They didn’t sound true. But he still

me

that, then it shouldn’t matter who I fuck,”

bunching my dress into

only

he stumbled this time. He caught himself quicker than I did however,

was never in danger of falling.

Nicholas said. His voice was softer now.

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