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.”

to break down the door! I rushed away at once, moving behind the desk. “Okay!” I called. “I’m clear!”

“Three…” Nicholas said.

“Two…”

hell do you think you

I’m getting her

the room. Stop. Just stop. Let a professional handle

jingled in

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came close to the door again. “What are you

civilized person,”

The lock clicked.

“There we go.

“Whatever,” Nicholas grumbled.

and the door pushed open. Suddenly, Nicholas and

over up and down, his face serious.

message, Piper. The

between them both, and pulled them both into a hug at the same time. My relief was

had found

moment we stood together, united

absence, Nicholas wrapped both arms around me,

get going,”

looks like my uncle’s office,” Julian said,

find anything in here.”

did you look in the right

I stepped away from each other. I followed

searched the drawers,” I said. “Everything seemed

Julian opened the drawer with the paper weight. He pressed his hand up along the underside of the drawer above it. There was a

someone like Terry would have secret drawers.

said. In the secret compartment he opened was a signet ring. Julian slid it into his pocket.

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