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.”

will take you two minutes on your

we’re doing something vastly more important at

Nicholas was

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

when I traced my hand along the side, I felt a small catch. I pressed down and a lid sprung open,

tucked away underneath.

from the secret compartment and unfolded it.

were on his

to my side. I opened the letter then nearly

Nicholas asked, more to himself than anyone else. “It even

do anything?” Julian put his phone away. He scooched closer to me

over my shoulder.

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“Hubris,” I said.

at a loss

“It’s damn

my hands, I held a letter addressed to Terry, welcoming him to the

few years, long enough that he

tempt Jane over to the

swirled in

recognize that signature?” Nicholas asked.

make it out…” I said. I only saw swirls. There was no printed name

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