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.

he hurt you?” he

“He only

sparked anew in his gaze, a raging wildfire

that he would

not fully understanding. My mind was too caught up in my own misery

of my

God, Nicholas. Your jealousy really is ugly,” Julian said. He was standing now, when I

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

she was just

Nicholas said. “Piper is a good girl and she deserves better treatment than your

genuine heart and should be treated with love and

are you even going on about?” Julian said.

better than you,”

guess. She deserves you instead. Don’t make me laugh.

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“She’s my friend.”

you

you are

jealous,” Nicholas growled, though his arms tightened around me. He

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

lying to who?”

said, but my voice

I’m done with

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