Chapter 6

• Numb with the desperate need to vanish, Maya bolted down the service corridor, shrinking inward as she passed a hall monitor broadcasting the live coverage, just in time to hear the commentator chime, “Looks like the first major play of the afternoon goes to Prince Lucian.”
• Hurtling down the back staircase, she collided headfirst with Brenda, who was marching up the steps like a commander leading a battalion into battle.
• “Brenda—” Maya gasped for air, staring at her boss in horrified silence, taking in the woman’s furious expression and pinched lips.