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!” I called.

“Three…” Nicholas said.

“Two…”

the hell do

in there. I’m

clear we’ve snooped through the room. Stop. Just stop. Let a

in the lock.

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door again. “What are you

lock like a civilized person,” Julian said back.

The lock clicked.

with pride. “There we go. No brute force

“Whatever,” Nicholas grumbled.

and the door pushed open. Suddenly, Nicholas and Julian were

me over up and down, his face

your message, Piper. The GPS

My relief was palpable. I had been even more scared than I had wanted to admit. My hands were

found

long, special moment we stood together, united in our relief and happy with our reunion. Then,

stepped back first. In his absence, Nicholas wrapped both arms around me,

should get going,” I said.

uncle’s office,” Julian said, looking around.

anything in

up a finger. “But did you look in the right places?”

I stepped away from each

the drawers,” I said. “Everything

with the paper weight. He pressed his hand up along the underside of the drawer above it. There was a popping sound, and

someone like Terry would have secret drawers.

compartment he opened was a signet ring. Julian slid

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