#Chapter 123: An Unwanted Visitor

A guard was seated in a chair just inside my bedroom door. He looked nervous, his eyes darting all around. Behind him, Mark was standing tall, arms crossed. His features were stern. In front of him, Nicholas was pacing like a caged animal. “Let’s go over this again,” Nicholas said. “In the middle of the night, you allowed someone who looked like Piper to enter her rooms.” The guard bounced his leg nervously. “That’s right, Sir. I’ve been told that she sometimes keeps strange hours, and that I shouldn’t ask too many questions.” That was true. I had sneaked out a lot to meet with Nicholas and Julian, for our investigation. Or once, to kiss Nicholas in the hallway. Although that hadn’t been my intention when I’d left the room. Nicholas continued on, undeterred. “And when you saw this person last night, you allowed them into this room without asking the identifying question. Is that right?” The guard swallowed hard. “That’s correct, Sir.” Above all else, this was the guard’s biggest f