Chapter 0442

Neither of us pulled away though.

At least, not until Bridget’s voice sounded behind me. “Nicholas! It’s time for our romance scene.”

Nicholas released my hands and I pulled them back to my sides, just as Bridget came to a stop beside me.

If she had noticed our closeness, which she must have from her closeness, she was pretending she hadn’t. She simply beamed her bright smile all for Nicholas.

My nerves prickled once again. Yes, Nicholas had told me that he would only kiss the people he wanted to, but in the shine of Bridget’s presence and under the lights of the stage, who knew what would happen? The script called for a kiss. They were supposed to kiss.

Would Nicholas truly turn his back on the character? On the play itself? On Bridget?

She batted her eyelashes at him now. “Ready, lover?”

My thoughts fizzled into ash. I felt suddenly faint.

Bridget glanced at me and laughed. “Just getting into character, Piper.” She winked at me.

my feelings were toward Bridget, I could openly admit that I absolutely detested her character for this play.

at the start, only for them both to claim they never loved their partners and pursue each other instead. It was painted as true

while some of

she thought she had been cultivating

the audience

so miserable to be

time to shine,” Bridget said, turning her smile to Nicholas once again.

looked at me. The green in his eyes was barely visible in the dark of the backstage, but the gold

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a swirl of

message behind his eyes, this time, I was fluent enough

heart is with

could feel the words as clearly as if he had

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