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

“Three…” Nicholas said.

“Two…”

Julian hissed. “What the hell do

in there. I’m getting her out.“.

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

in the

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to the door

person,” Julian

The lock clicked.

we go. No brute

“Whatever,” Nicholas grumbled.

door pushed open. Suddenly, Nicholas and Julian were

me over up and down, his face serious. Julian smirked.

Piper. The GPS

My relief was palpable. I had been even more

had found me

needed to. For a long, special moment we stood together, united in our relief and

back first. In his absence, Nicholas wrapped both arms

get going,” I

office,” Julian said, looking

anything

finger. “But did you look

I stepped away from each

drawers,” I said.

hand up along the underside of the

eyes went wide. Of course someone like Terry would have secret drawers.

opened was

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