Chapter 0449

“Nicholas? Who is it?” came a voice from within Nicholas’s room. A female voice. One I recognized.

Bridget.

My stomach shot into my throat so quickly, I thought I might be sick.

Suddenly, before I could even think to react, the door opened, and Bridget was standing there. Nicholas was behind her, hand on the door like he had tried to stop her, but she dipped under his arm.

“Oh. Piper! What a surprise! What are you doing so late?” Bridget’s tone was friendly enough, but there was a sharpness in her eyes that I was learning only appeared when she was particularly irritated. She must have been tired, as well, to let it show through so obviously.

“I… uh…” I hadn’t been expecting to run into Bridget or anyone other than Nicholas tonight, so I didn’t have an excuse prepared. I wracked my brain. “I just wanted to… congratulate Nicholas… on his performance tonight.”

The lie was weak, and I hated saying it. What did I even need an excuse for? Bridget was the one who needed an excuse!

I ask why you are here

easy,” Bridget said. “Nicholas and I were just talking about the nuances of our new

said, none too gently. There was a

a secret longer?” Then she looked at me and winked.

to give myself away. But I

from my face.

as before. No one will know that the end is already

Nicholas said, some of

1/2

+15 BONUS

smile never wavered, though she did stop speaking. I doubted it was because of the Alpha command. It was more likely because of the complete one–two punch of her words. What was there

become Luna, that Nicholas was on board, and that I would be

into me like a sharp object between my ribs, tearing

heart.

her declarations. He stared back at me, a hard expression in his eyes. Typically, I could read

golden gaze, there was a wall. Even the forest

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