Chapter 0259

That evening, I met with Nicholas and Julian in one of the sitting rooms. Julian had unfurled the

blueprints to the palace out on one of the small tables. Now, he was holding a cup of coffee in each hand.

He likely hadn’t been to sleep yet.

Neither had Nicholas, though he was running on adrenaline instead of caffeine.

“With Jane escalating in violence, we have to move quicker as well,” Nicholas said. “We need to put a

plan into action as soon as possible.”

“We need a plan first,” Julian said. “You are skipping steps.”

Nicholas pushed a hand through his hair.

“There has to be something we can do,” I said. “I’m tired of waiting around for Jane to make her move.

We’re constantly on the back foot.”

“Piper’s right,” Nicholas said. “We need to go on the assertive. Stop playing defense and go on offense

instead.”

“Take the fight to them?” Julian asked with a smirk. “Surely you all haven’t forgotten my initial plan from

weeks ago. Sneaking into Terry’s mansion and snooping around.”

“We barricaded the tunnel,” I said.

“I’m not talking about a tunnel. I’m talking about holding an event in Terry’s mansion. Then snooping

around when their backs are turned.”

Nicholas and I glanced at each other.

1 remembered Nicholas had been vehemently against this plan at the start. Now however, he seemed

less so.

Julian waited. I waited too. When Nicholas didn’t object to anyway, Julian prompted, “You’re going to let

me suggest it this time?”

I do? Nicholas crossed his arms.

clearly wasn’t happy, but he was

She very nearly sneaked past our defenses if

will always be in danger so long as Jarse

to bring fan and Terry

to Nicholas so valiantly willing to protect Elva

around to this idea, brother. Even last night you

before Jane. Before the

Julian nodded, understanding.

leaning on the producers for a while now, putting this idea

them to line everything up and move quickly.”

even though I opposed it?”

shrugged. “Like I’m going to let your misguided orders get in the way of my best–laid plans. I

parlor room for some announcements. Gossip was rampant among

for a change of scenery,” Tiffany

“If you make it to Luna, you will hardly ever leave.”

Luna

does,” Susie

comfortable staying,” Olivia said. “Though, of course, I would go wherever

needed.”

wherever Nicholas decides,”

rolled

had overheard Lilliana be cruel to me and then called her out, Lilliana has fully reverted to her agreeable flower routine, even when Nicholas wasn’t around.

nervous now, like Nicholas might be hiding around the corner ready to hear

act she put

the stage platform and tapped

what our next event will be. Nathan said I’m

the next on

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that name, all the blood drained from my

welcome Terry among us.”

clapped. I did too, even though I wanted to run up and kick him in

very kind,” Terry said. He walked toward us and

Susie and Tiffany visibly slunk away from his touch. I steeled

until it was over. Even Olivia seemed tenser than normal.

sense to know something was wrong with this man,

wasn’t actively trying to take

me to be the one to announce

with a nod.

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