Chapter 0367

Nicholas continued to stare at me, waiting for my answer. He seemed entirely unbothered by the gathered crowd of their assumptions.

“Piper?” he asked, when I hesitated.

“Of course we can speak,” I said.

Nodding, he turned.

“If you will excuse me,” I said, first to Julian and then to the gathered crowd. Then I darted to follow in Nicholas’s shadow. He had already started walking

away.

When we were far side.

gh out of earshot, I moved from Nicholas’s shadow to his

“Those girls are the same ones who have made assumptions about us… I’m afraid your request might have added more fuel to the fire,” I said.

speak with you. Did you want me to wait

and probably others…” I stepped closer to him and lowered my voice. I didn’t want to risk being overheard.

the limited space between us. I quickly stepped to the side,

seeped into his voice. “Am I supposed to

I huffed. “But when you look

way?” he asked.

the corner of the room, away

you being so difficult

just don’t think it matters. They are always going to think what they want, but they don’t

we need to play our parts. We need to keep up appearances.”

doing

When we keep looking at each other like we love each other? I

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that. His brow lowered. He stepped closer to me, right up into

intensity of his gaze, I felt a warmth in my chest. He knew what I had been about to say. He

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