Chapter 0057
Julian showed up with the nanny early the next morning. Fortunately I was an early riser and had just
finished changing into my day clothes.
He held out a spare cup of coffee. “You ready? We have to be quick to get out of here before anyone
notices.
çast him a doubtful look. “Before anyone notices?“”
His smirk came too easily, like he always had one ready. “Did you want the cameras to follow us?”
I didn’t, but, “Isn’t that just part of the game?”
“No wonder you always got along so well with Nicholas. He sticks to the rules, too. Don’t you find that
boring? Where’s your sense of adventure?”
He watched me with a piercing gaze, almost like he could see straight into me, down into the secret
parts I tried to hide.
“Piper, when was the last time you let yourself live a little? I mean, really cut loose and let go?”
I didn’t have an answer. It certainly had not been in the past three years where breaking the rules had
meant potential homelessness or sickness. I hadn’t had the money for anything thrilling.
When everyday was a struggle for survival, the desire for anything beyond food, water, and shelter felt
like a novelty that I couldn’t afford.
Julian’s growing smile was dangerous because it was so convincing. Trust me for a good time, it said, though made no promises for afterwards.
I hadn’t forgotten Nicholas’s warnings. Julian was a playboy. But I wasn’t eloping with him. We were
simply going on our date.
“Live on the wild side, Piper,” he said.
I checked behind me. Elva was still sleeping. The nanny settled into a chair, ready to needlepoint.
I looked back at Julian and the excitement he proposed.
“Okay, I said, and he laughed in delight.
in led me down the servants‘ passages, routes rarely covered by the guard. His Beta, Brian, played ance for us once or twice, stopping to ask guards questions while we sl*pped behind their becki
Brian was likely used to Julian’s antics. He didn’t even need orders to catch up to us afterwards, or to
I fastened my seatbelt just in time, because in the next moment, Julian was flooring it. The car went 0 to
A camera crew was shooting something there, maybe a promo. It was entirely ruined as we flew threw it.
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