Chapter 0203

“Since our only lead right now is Terry, then I propose this idea,” Julian said. “We need to snoop around

his mansion.”

“You want us to walk straight into the lion’s den.” Nicholas crossed his arms over his chest.

“Not walk,” Julian said. “Creep. It’s not snooping if they know you are there. So we move silently and

undetected until we find whatever information we need.”

“It’s a big mansion,” I said.

“He has an office,” Julian said. “That’s where we need to look.”

“I don’t like the thought of Piper in there,” Nicholas said. “We know Terry has some kind of attachment

to you. You’ll be in the most danger if we go.”

My heart raced for sure. I wasn’t looking forward to crawling through Terry’s lair, just like I’d rather avoid seeing him altogether for the rest of my life. But we needed this information, and I could help. And if

worse came to worse, I would have the chance to prove myself.

“Isn’t that what your self-defense lessons are for?” I asked him, coc k i n g my brow.

me. “One lesson is

teach me

as well as I the near kiss we shared. when he’d held me during our first lesson. When I struggled in his arms, and we both felt the heat

between us.

fire rekindled inside me now, looking at him, and his wide shoulders, and his kissable

lessons now?” Julian asked. His

away from Nicholas, so that I could recover

is teaching me some

to learn,”

brow lowered. “Let me guess. Here’s how to

little. He no

how to protect your body, then someone else should teach you how to protect your mind,” Julian said. “Fair’s fair. Terry

l

liked to say around me. I wouldn’t mind having some preparation against

said. “That sounds like a

Nicholas continued

get back on topic,”

“Right,” I agreed.

to push for

everything anyway. We might as well give him the

to be

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