Where could I hide? Behind the desk? But wouldn’t that be the first place someone would go to if they came to this room? There weren’t many other spots to hide. A couple of high-back chairs were dotted around, but they wouldn’t provide much cover. “Piper?” My thoughts came to a screeching halt.
“You said you would tell him,” I said. “I was getting around to it.” Julian shrugged. “The right moment just hadn’t come up yet.” “You gave her that necklace to help her out specifically in this place,” Nicholas said. “I highly doubt that you couldn’t find a moment to tell me about it.” “That’
Together, Julian, Nicholas, and I walked out into the hallway. We made it down to the main hallway before Terry himself saw us and stepped into our path. Julian, Nicholas, and I stopped in our tracks. “There you are, Piper. And I see you’ve run into my errant nephews.” “Don’t worry, uncle,” Ju
No sooner had we all sat down, then Terry stretched his arm across the back of my chair. He leaned into me enough to whisper, “Should we make those two brothers jealous, Piper?” He reached up, snatched a loose strand of my hair, and tucked it behind my ear. His fingers lingered on my cheek. I want
Terry slowly trailed his hand up the length of my thigh. He stopped at the meatiest point, just beneath my hip and squeezed. I wanted to bolt from the table. I wanted to elbow him in the ribs or kick at his shins. All I could actually do was sit very still and try not to draw attention from the
Terry narrowed his eyes a small margin. Julian had put him in a corner now. It would seem almost cruel to deny Piper, especially with Julian himself defending her. “Hurry back,” Terry said, voice silky smooth for the watching cameras. “I will,” I promised, a blatant lie, and hurried away from th
“It’s fine,” I said. “I got away before anything truly bad happened.” At his insistence, I then proceeded to explain exactly what Terry had done. “He tried to touch you,” Nicholas growled. “He did touch you.” “I left before anything could happen. I got myself out of that situation.” After clea
Susie, apparently thrilled with the distraction, leaned forward to eat her cheesecake. After the first bite, Terry stopped her by raising his napkin. “My dear, you have a touch of chocolate syrup right here…” He tabbed the napkin to the corner of her mouth. Susie went still as a statue. I moved,