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Chapter 0486
He was entirely keeping his word when he’d promised to pretend the kiss never happened. I needed to get better at doing the same. I looked back to Nicholas, but a servant interrupted us next. “Please excuse me,” she said. “Nathan is calling everyone out onto the deck for a meeting.” “He’s no
Chapter 0487
I entered my bedroom with Nicholas right behind me. He placed his hand on the small of my back, helping lead me further inside. I was still blushing fiercely from his words. With the door safely closed behind us, leaving us alone in my room, I turned back to look up at him. What I saw stole my bre
Chapter 0488
After a few kisses, Nicholas excused himself to change into his own swim trunks. I opted to stay behind, knowing if I went with him, we would be thoroughly distracted for so long that our absence would definitely be noticed. No, it was better that we parted for now. I went into the bathroom and
Chapter 0489
If the save required her to dive for it, she adamantly refused. Though Nicholas had no obvious outward reaction to her lack of commitment to the game, after her fifth time no making no effort, his muscles clearly tightened, likely in frustration. Jessica, meanwhile, gave the game her best effort
Chapter 0490
Veronica and I sat on either side of Julian on the couch on the deck. Veronica held the bag of ice I had retrieved from the kitchen to the top of Julian’s head, even though he continually insisted it wasn’t necessary. “Your head could swell,” I said. “We don’t need you growing a bigger head than
Chapter 0491
We hadn’t been alone since the kiss. While we weren’t exactly alone now, with the others nearby, we were speaking privately. A faint heat began to rise in my cheeks. I didn’t know what to say. Julian blinked. He lifted his head and looked at me more critically. “Piper…” he started but didn’t finis
Chapter 0492
Around late morning, I headed into the kitchen in search of a cold drink. The servants were more than willing to help me, but as I was perfectly able to find the refrigerator in this house, I thanked them but sought it out on my own. I filled a glass with ice, poured my lemonade, and was about to
Chapter 0493
Veronica and I waited until cocktails after dinner that evening to enact our plan. The instructions toward each prince’s treasure were handed out only a few minutes before. The instructions were written on notecards, and given discretely to each candidate. Veronica, when given hers, ripped hers up