Chapter 0081
“That’s enough,” said a firm low voice through the microphone. Nathan had passed it to Nicholas. Please discover all the facts before making accusations. Piper proposed her deal last night. The
announcement about the blood moon did not come in until this morning.”
The second girl relented, lowering her head. “He’s right. She couldn’t have known…”
“But…?” said the first. “Surely the timing was too perfect to be a coincidence.”
“Sorry,” I said. “I don’t tell the future. I don’t have the internet. I just made a guess for the sake of the deal.”
The girls‘ looks of outrage slowly morphed into those of annoyance instead. Gradually, they sl*pped away from me.
Susie returned to the place she’d been pushed away from. “You okay?”
I shrugged
“Piper,” Nicholas said, approaching me. He’d left the microphone on the stage, back with Nathan.
He stopped when he was before me. “What did the physician say about Elva?” After I told him, he sighed,
“Good.”
Susie glanced between the two of us. Then she pretended to see something and left us. It was a very
obvious show. She was not a good actor.
e some
I didn’t know whether to thank her or be mad at her. She clearly wanted to give Nicholas and me
privacy, but after last night, I wasn’t sure I was ready to face him again so soon.
He’d been so kind. I didn’t know if I could handle him hating me right now.
“I’ll hold up my end of the bargain,” Nicholas said. “Sometime during this event, I will let Elva ride on
Night.”
“She’ll enjoy that. Thank you.”
“A deal is a deal.”
I thought he would leave now, with what he had wanted to say sald. Instead he lingered, quiet.
The other girls were being led away, over to the dining room for breakfast. I watched them go, unsure if should follow.
“Also, I should thank you on behalf of my family,” Nicholas said. “If it weren’t for your bet, we would have
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