Chapter 78

• The air hung heavy with palpable discomfort. Each passing second, felt like it had stretched to an eternity. I pulled my dress further down as if it wasn’t low enough already. I refused to stare back at Lillie's eyes. I did not want to see the betrayal in them. The ground was interesting enough for me.
• “Hey, how did you know I would be here?” Hayden broke the silence as he went ahead to embrace his daughter.
• “Collins told me,” Lillie answered, distractedly as I felt her blue orbs pierce through me.