Chapter 0267

“You said you would tell him,” I said.

“”

“I was getting around to it.” Julian shrugged. “The right moment just hadn’t come up yet.‘

“You gave her that necklace to help her out specifically in this place,” Nicholas said. “I highly doubt that you couldn’t find a moment to tell me about it.”

“That’s the truth,” Julian said. “Besides, so long as one of us gets the message to help her out, does it matter which one?”

“Then switch it to me,” Nicholas said.

an argument they

I gave Nicholas a flat look. He wasn’t helping deescalate this argument shouldn’t even be having in the middle of Terry’s office while searching for secret compartments in his desk.

Nicholas deflated a little, under my look, though he didn’t uncross his arms. The moment his eyes returned to Julian, they hardened again.

“I wanted both,” I said.

“And I will set it to both,” Julian said. “The very next free moment I have.”

you two minutes on your phone,”

you don’t think we’re doing something vastly more important at the moment?”

Nicholas was firm.

sighed. “Keep searching, Piper.” He retrieved his phone from his pocket.

along the top, but when I traced my hand along the side, I felt a small

tucked

letter from

were

the letter then nearly dropped

to himself than anyone else. “It even says

uncle do anything?” Julian put his phone away. He scooched

letter over my

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“Hubris,” I said.

Nicholas was at a loss for

whistled. “It’s

I held a letter addressed to Terry, welcoming him

dated back a few years, long enough that he

tempt Jane over to

hatred swirled in

you recognize that

can’t make it out…” I said. I only

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