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,

“Three…” Nicholas said.

“Two…”

the hell do you

in there. I’m getting her out.“.

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

in the

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to the door again.

a civilized person,” Julian said back. “Just one

The lock clicked.

said with pride. “There we go. No brute force

“Whatever,” Nicholas grumbled.

Suddenly, Nicholas

up and down, his face

your message, Piper. The

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

Terry had found

a long, special moment we stood together, united in our relief and happy with our

Nicholas wrapped both arms around me,

should get going,” I

office,” Julian said, looking

find anything in here.”

Julian held up a finger. “But did

stepped away from each

searched the drawers,” I said. “Everything seemed

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

someone

drawers,” Julian said. In the secret compartment he opened was a signet ring. Julian slid

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