Chapter 0229

Really, right now, the urgency was only for my sister. She was the one causing me the most danger. She was also the one I wanted to know the most about.

Was she there by her own free will? Or because she was coerced? Tonight, I wouldn’t rest until I learned

the truth, and then either saved her or stopped her.

“Promise me,” Julian said. “Only snooping.”

I sighed. “I promise.”

“Good.”

As Julian stepped back, Nicholas came forward.

“Show me how to break a hold once more,” Nicholas said.

“Okay.” I was nervous too. A little bit extra practice wouldn’t hurt.

Nicholas locked me in a hold.

Julian rolled his eyes. “You just want another reason to put your arms around her.”

I blushed a little, but Nicholas didn’t let me go. “Show me, Piper,” he whispered into my ear.

So I did.

minutes later, we were sneaking through the tunnel, following

brought his flashlight again, but this time he kept it low to the ground,

walking on and nothing

I felt something tug at

my wolf was calling to me. It was dim, buried beneath some

was there.

wolf,” I gasped, to give the princes warning, before I started to sidestep Julian

for me, but/l slipped under

care

waist. Nicholas’s breath was warm on my ear.

Piper. You aren’t thinking

and legs were free. He had taught me many tricks to get out of just this situation with a stranger,

no stranger, and he didn’t

fast breathing. My heart was beating like

exaggerated his own breath. I felt the steady rise and fall of

against my back. “Come back to yourself.”

to focus on his words, his commands, but my wolf was right there. It

thoughts were

okay,” I said, but

sure?” he asked.

lying,” Julian

But even as desperate as I was,

slowly and concisely. No matter how difficult that might

When neither Julian nor I added anything, he

around my

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