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Together, Julian, Nicholas, and I walked out into the hallway. We made it down to the main hallway before Terry himself saw us and stepped into our path.

Julian, Nicholas, and I stopped in our tracks.

“There you are, Piper. And I see you’ve run into my errant nephews.”

“Don’t worry, uncle,

lost.”

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Julian said smoothly. “We found Piper before she became hopelessly

Terry tilted his head. He was smiling, but its edges were sharp and dangerous. “And why would Piper need to be found? Last I saw her, she was with the tour group. I turn my back for one moment to correct an ignorant girl, and in that single moment, Piper vanished.”

“I went looking for a bathroom and got lost,” I said, falling back on my initial planned excuse.

“You were gone for an hour.” Terry’s eyes narrowed.

“I got very lost.”

knows how long she would have been wandering. Sometimes I think you forget how big

not forgotten,” Terry said.

I am

I said, hoping to end the discussion. “I’m back

me for several long seconds, too long to feel like a natural pause. He wanted me to squirm, to feel uncomfortable, or maybe even apologize? I tried my best not

than to vaguely

I wanted to scream.

“Very well. I’m glad you have been returned to us. Now, we should

is about to be served.”

We fell into step behind him. I traded looks

at me.

growing unease in my gut.

dining room, the other

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table.

found his seat at the center of the table. I

In my ear, he whispered, “I’ll trade seats with whoever is beside

us seemed to have any misconceptions that Terry would place Julian or Nicholas beside me. Their right as princes would let them have the right to claim any seat they

we saw the name on the

next to me.

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