Chapter 0242
Beside me, Elva yawned. “I’m tired, Mommy.”
I immediately crouched down beside her. I touched my hand to her forehead, but I didn’t feel a fever. Still, my nerves were frayed and I couldn’t help but worry. “Do you feel hot?”
“No. Just sleepy.” She rubbed at one eye.
I hated to leave early. We really needed this victory to stay in the competition. The stakes were so much higher now that I knew the underground organization had their sights on me and Elva. The minute we
stepped foot off the palace grounds, we’d likely be snatched up.
But I couldn’t chance Elva’s health. She’d been doing so well since she started receiving regular
treatments. I wouldn’t dare risk taking her heath any steps in the wrong direction.
“Honey, do you want to go
“There you are, Piper.”
A shiver rattled my bones. I knew that voice. I dreaded that voice.
I looked up and Terry was beside us, standing too close, peering down with the eyes of a viper.
“A pleasant picture, seeing you on your knees,” Terry said. He smirked, but the joy of it did not extend
beyond his l*ps.
“A vile thing to say in front of a child.” I pushed myself up to my feet, then ushered Elva behind me.
“I meant it innocently, I assure you.”
I hadn’t needed Julian’s mental self–defense lessons to know that was a lie.
“But is that anyway to greet me?” Terry continued. His gaze narrowed slightly, like a predator eyeing his
prey. “After all, we are such good friends now that you feel comfortable visiting unannounced. I only
wished I knew you were coming. I would have prepared one of the cells for you.”
He was needling me, trying to get a reaction. I had to stay calm, as Julian had helped me train. I couldn’t
let him get to me. Only if I was calm, could I poke back.
“You had your hands full, as I recall,” I said, attempting a sneer.
Something sparked in his eye, a flicker of fire. “Yes. I did.”
I tasted bile.
This wasn’t going to work. I didn’t want to go toe to toe with Terry. I didn’t want to even be in the same room as him. But I especially didn’t want to talk about my sister somewhere Elva could overhear.
“You shouldn’t expect a return visit,” I said, struggling to maintain my composure. I was proud when my voice didn’t waver. “That path has been permanently sealed.”
It was a bluff. The secret tunnel might have been sealed but I already knew Terry had brought Piper back into the house through some other means. Unfortunately, I couldn’t call him out on it and press for more
information. Not with Elva in earshot. 2
Just then, Elva peered around my shirt to look up at Terry.
Terry flashed her a crooked grin.
Elva gasped and returned to hiding behind me.
“Why don’t you just go?” I said. “I’m sure many other women would be interested in speaking with you
tonight.”
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