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.

“One lesson

me

He remembered 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

between us.

thickly, remembering it now. A bit of that fire rekindled inside me now, looking at him, and his wide shoulders, and

doing lessons now?” Julian asked. His smile had

to look away from Nicholas, so that I

me some self-defense maneuvers,”

to

lowered. “Let me guess. Here’s how to break a hold, and the

little.

to teach you how to protect your body, then someone else should teach you how to

should take menta l

wouldn’t mind having some preparation against that, and

sounds

nodded. Nicholas

we should get back

“Right,” I agreed.

the producers to push for a competition event at

into everything anyway. We might as well give him the attention

reason to be there in case we

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