Chapter 0211

At once, Nicholas and I scrambled to our feet. Nicholas blocked Julian’s view as I readjusted myself, fixing my bra. When I was put together enough, Nicholas checked me over once before standing aside.

Out lips were red from kissing. Our clothes were wrinkled, and our hair disheveled. But there was nothing to be done for that now.

Julian looked between us, a devilish look in his eyes. “Did you find anything of interest in the closet?”

I blushed fiercely. Even my neck and chest burned.

I’m also curious why your lips are so red,” Julian continued. His teasing, it seemed, would be relentless. Yet under those joking questions, his voice held the tiniest bit of edge.

My initial thought was that it could be jealousy. With Julian, however, there was no way. Disapproval, then? That seemed unlikely too. 4

Either way, I needed to redirect his focus before I died of embarrassment.

I searched for some way to change the subject. I found it when I noticed the rolled up papers Julian was

carrying under his arm.

“What’s that?” I asked.

Julian glanced down at the papers as if he had forgotten he was holding them. “Should we return to

your room? I’ll explain there.”

Nodding, we all walked back to my room. Nicholas stayed at my side, but a foot or so of distance

separated us now. It felt like he was miles away,

Back in my room, Julian began speaking again.

“I heard about the appearance of your twin,” Julian said.

“Jane,” I said.

“Jane,” he repeated.

“How did you find out that Charlotte saw her?” Nicholas asked. He looked at Mark. “Did you tell him?”

“No, Sir,” Mark said at once.

Julian rolled his eyes. “I have ears everywhere.” He paused. “Also, Brian saw her too.”

“What?” We all straightened in alarm.

“Where did he see her?” Nicholas asked.

Julian replied. “He suspected her at once and subtly followed her. But

what happened to

me, he added, “I

jilted Lilliana, I knew he had heard of a sighting, as well. So while I left Nicholas to… protect you,

enunciated protect in such a way

different.

cleared my throat. “What

paper from under his arm.

cleared away the swatches of fabrics that

the room to sew. Then Julian placed down one of the papers and

all looked like lines and

looking at?” I

first floor

that was to indicate a room. “This blueprint includes some of the

secret passageways.”

leaned over

out where Jane is hiding. At the very least, if we know

He crossed his arms. “Aren’t these blueprints

you access them?”

sharp glance, his smile mocking. “You

to fully appreciate my

generally was, with Julian. He liked to see

push the rules.

at me and his eyes sparkled, That was

for these to be out of

attention returned to his brother. He sighed. “I’ll take

Unless, perhaps, you don’t

hard

“That’s what I thought.”

peered over the blueprints. Julian would point out a

where it connected

lost sight of

said.

added. “Then I chased her down into the cellars,

disappeared.”

looked to where the kitchens were and found the stairs leading down

a separate

the rolls, trying to find the correct one. “Third floor,

floor. The ballroom has its own? Oh,

immediately we noticed a

cellar.

does it

passages, that had lines leading to where they connected, this

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