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.”

away at once, moving behind the desk. “Okay!”

“Three…” Nicholas said.

“Two…”

hell do you

there. I’m

snooped through the room. Stop. Just stop. Let a

in

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the door again. “What

a civilized person,” Julian said back.

The lock clicked.

“There we

“Whatever,” Nicholas grumbled.

door knob turned and the door pushed open. Suddenly, Nicholas and

me over up and down, his

message, Piper. The

a hug at the same time. My relief was palpable. I had been even more scared than I had wanted

found

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

Nicholas wrapped both arms around me,

should get going,” I said.

looks like my uncle’s office,” Julian

find anything

Julian held up a finger. “But did you look in the right

I stepped away from each other.

I said. “Everything

along the underside of the drawer above it. There was a popping sound, and then

went wide. Of course someone like

compartment he opened was a signet ring. Julian

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