Chapter 0190

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He was my lighthouse, guiding me back to the shore, safe through tumultuous waters.

I stepped into him and fell into his chest. His arms wrapped around me on instinct. Gently, he eased me

back into the room I’d left, and away from the hallway where anyone could have happened upon us.

“Oh, shit,” Julian muttered. “It’s not what it looks like I swear.”

Nicholas’s arms came around me, protective yet soft, treating me as if I was made of glass. His voice

exuded anger, however, as he snapped at his brother, “What the hell did you do?”

“I didn’t do anything!” Julian said at once. He quickly amended, “Well, not like you’re thinking, anyway!”

Nicholas started to growl.

“Piper,” Julian said. “I know you are going through a thing but can you please explain to my very furious

brother that I did not do anything untoward?”

I sniffled, then looked up at Nicholas. He wasn’t looking back, so I reached a hand up and cupped his

cheek. That claimed his attention, and his fiery eyes found mine. Immediately he softened.

you?” he asked.

head. “He only told me the truth.”

sparked anew in his gaze, a raging wildfire out of

would break your

too caught up

of my

ugly,” Julian said. He was standing now, when I

over my shoulder. His wicked smirk was back. “Maybe I was actually confessing my undying love to

and she was

good girl and she deserves better

heart and

even going on about?” Julian said.

than you,” Nicholas snapped.

let me guess. She deserves you instead. Don’t

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“She’s my friend.”

you get so mad when you thought she and

are

arms tightened

of his hands sat low on my backside, just above the curve of my ass. Possessive.

lying to who?” Julian teased.

my voice was

me. “When I’m done with him, he won’t

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