Chapter 0214

My adrenaline was sp iked, but had nowhere to go. I felt like I was buzzing out of my skin.

I was shaking, but didn’t know how to calm down.

At once, Julian and Nicholas moved toward me. They each took one of my hands. Nicholas placed my

hand over his heart.

“Breathe with me,” he said, and guided me. “Inhale.” He waited. “Exhale.”

Julian covered my hands with both of his. He rubbed his thumbs in small circles on the back of my palm.

They both anchored me to the here and now, rather than letting me float off among my fears and

worries, and I was grateful for each of them.

“You alright?” Nicholas asked, after a few more breathing exercises.

I wasn’t shaking anymore. “I’m getting there.”

he kept my hand on his chest. Julian didn’t

them did begin to look

should brick this tunnel

argued. “If we do, Terry will know we found the

him to

be back at square one without a clue or a lead. We want to

more careless.”

him do whatever he

makes. We’ll have spies stationed, like Brian, who will trail every person that comes through that door. Then we can figure out just what they’re up to.” Julian dipped

palace could endanger Piper,”

we’ll be

their back and forth, I

wanted to brick up this passageway and never think of it again. But the part

win by burying our heads

think, Piper?”

To protect Elva, to save my sister, I had to be

courage, and said, “You can’t put out a fire if you don’t stand near the flames. We

Julian nodded.

argue, but when he opened his mouth, he surprised me. “I

assign guards to watch this

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