Chapter 0288

Even imagining Julian in love felt like a stretch, though I felt like a jerk for thinking so.

Why shouldn’t he fall in love?

She would have had to be a special woman to keep his attention.

I wondered what kind of woman Bridget really was. It was possible Julian had rose colored glasses, remembering her and the past. But I just didn’t know.

“I can’t see it,” I said. “Nicholas does not have one vindictive bone in his body. He’s not selfish. He wouldn’t actively try to hurt you.”

Julian sighed as he slowly shook his head. “I’m not upset with you, Piper. You’ve only seen him at his best side. But just wait. Someday he’ll show you his true colors.”

“We’ll have to agree to disagree,” I said.

Julian added, “For now.”

in the grasses near the woods with Susie,

They were deep in a lively conversation. One leaning in to hear the other speak and then vice

were just talking. But

bless her, was

“They speak to each other now like dear friends. They would

have it acknowledged by others gave me no shortage

on our way to

I said

she was distracted too, though when I followed the length of her gaze, I found that it ended with Mark, standing also on the

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nearly turned to tease her about him, when my gaze snagged on where Olivia had placed her hand on Nichola s’s wrist, so very near his hand. She wouldn’t try to hold it, would

couldn’t tear my gaze

the

about Lilliana?” I

event since the start. She’s from a

a small smile to help lift her

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