Chapter l97

Chapter 0097

No visits. No phone calls. No birthday or Christmas cards for Elva.

It wasn’t the first time she had gone dark on me, but this time the circumstances were much different. I was caring for her child, the one she had been so desperate to rescue when she’d called me.

Whether the underground organization had gotten to her, or she had only wanted me to remove her

responsibility, I wasn’t sure.

She wasn’t dead. I knew that much. As twins, we shared a bond. If she was dead, I was certain that I

would feel it. What little comfort I had, was from knowing she was still alive somewhere

I had lost my wolf and my sister in one day. And my boyfriend soon after. But I had gained Elva, so I

would never regret. But my grief remained palpable.

I could see a similar grief now reflected in Nicholas’s eyes. It lasted only a moment before it was

replaced with a blazing, righteous fury. Yet his touch remained gentle. His voice was measured.

“All of this Everything you went through Everything you lost. And our whole relationship ended,

because of your sister

I understood his anger. I felt it for myself many times. But at the end of the day, she was family.

“She’s my sister. Even if things ended badly, we’ll always share blood. As twins, our bond is even more profound”

he didnt care about any of that when she set you up to lose everything. Or when she then abandoned you and Elva”

“‘s not like that.” i stepped back from him, pulling away from his touch “She’s mixed up with a bad cipwd. She didn’t set me up. And she didn’t abandon us, either, she just hasn’t come back yet.”

Thio,

doesn’t deserve half so much for what she did to you Nicholas followed me inching into my

Bathing

upati Tel even with his looming intimidating furious presence

touring

“You sacrificed everything for her. And she couldn’t even be asked to stick around. Did she at least say

thank you?

She hadn’t I never saw her again after losing my wolf. I awoke in a d*rty alley with a crying baby pressed

beside me

I watched the moment Nicholas’s anger twisted inwards. He seemed to deflate a little

“If you would have told me…”

“What I did was illegal,” I said. “And I had a baby I couldn’t stay in school after that

“I would have supported you”

“How? By dropping out alongside me?” I shook my head 7 never would have let you This was the only

way, to protect us both”

Nicholas reached out and gripped my upper arms. He held me firmly, but not enough to hurt

“You were my girlfriend, Piper. I would have done anything for you.

“You think I didn’t know that? That was exactly why I couldn’t tell you! You deserved so much better”

“So did you! If you would have only

“Well, isn’t this a sight, Linda said from the doorway.

Nicholas and I jumped apart. His arms fell to his sides

At once, his fury and desperation disappeared under his princely persona, cold and detached The

witch was jarring.

“You should have immediately made your presence known,” Nicholas said, voice flat. “How much did

you overhear?”

“Many apologies, Your Royal Highness. I assure you my intentions were pure. I merely wondered where you had wandered off to, and thought to look out here.” Linda tapped a finger to her chin “As for how

much I heard…

Her gaze slid from Nicholas to me and back again.

“So you two were campus sweethearts, hm?”

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