The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0266

Where could I hide? Behind the desk? But wouldn’t that be the first place someone would go to if they came to this room? There weren’t many other spots to hide. A couple of high–back chairs were dotted around, but they wouldn’t provide much cover.

“Piper?”

My thoughts came to a screeching halt.

That was Nicholas’s voice.

I rushed back to the door. “Nicholas?”

“Oh, thank God,” came Nicholas’s voice, muffled with the barrier between us.

“How did you know I was in here?”

“I was snooping around. When I didn’t see you with the tour group, I came looking for you.”

“Did they move on without me?” I asked. If they had, Terry likely immediately noticed my absence.

“The servants were taking them back, from what I could tell,” Nicholas said. “Terry wasn’t

with them.”

A pit opened in my stomach. Did that mean he was looking for me too?

“I want to get out of here,” I said, fear apparent in my voice, even to me.

“Step back, Piper.‘

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“What are you going to do?”

“I’m going to get you out of there.”

going to break down the door! I rushed away at once, moving behind

“Three…” Nicholas said.

“Two…”

the hell do you think

there. I’m getting

the room. Stop. Just stop.

jingled in the lock.

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came close to the door again. “What

the lock like a civilized person,” Julian said back.

The lock clicked.

pride. “There we go.

“Whatever,” Nicholas grumbled.

Suddenly, Nicholas and Julian were both spilling into

up and down, his face serious. Julian

your message, Piper.

pulled them both into a hug at the same time. My relief was palpable. I had been even more scared than I

had found

they needed to. For a long, special moment we stood together, united in our relief and happy with our reunion. Then, too soon, we

Nicholas wrapped both arms around me, holding me

should get going,”

office,” Julian said, looking

find anything

up a finger. “But did you look

away from each other. I followed Julian toward the desk.

the drawers,” I said. “Everything

the underside of the

eyes went wide. Of course someone like Terry would

the secret compartment he opened was a signet ring.

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