I sniffed, but I wouldn’t let the tears fall. By the end of Nathan’s list, I had been the only person to have received zero support. The orphanage I supported would receive no donations from tonight, despite my best efforts. In her ten minute appearance, Jane had undone hours’ worth of my efforts.

Nathan led Nicholas and me into a sitting room where the King sat upon a chair. All other chairs had been pushed to the back of the room. It was clear he meant for the rest of us to stand. As we entered, the King narrowed his eyes in Nicholas’s direction. Nicholas lifted his chin. “Nathan, I

The next morning, Elva was still resting peacefully after I awoke and changed, so I left her in the care of Charlotte, the Nanny, and Mark, and went down to breakfast alone. I was nearly there, when both Veronica and Tiffany blocked my path. “We want to talk to you,” Veronica said. We we

Nicholas walked into the room behind me. “Mark? What the hell?” “Protocol, Sir.” Mark did not lower the gun away from me. “The answer, Piper. Please.” “Morning glory,” I said. Instantly, Mark lowered the gun. “I’m sorry.” I shook my head. “Whatever it takes to keep Elva safe. Where i

I was not excited for this new event at Terry’s mansion. While Julian had only helped arrange it so that we could sneak into Terry’s office and snoop around, the problem, of course, was that now I would be forced to interact with Terry. A man who had some twisted fantasies about being with me an