Chapter 23
- Arabella Rivera
- As the weight of my words sinks in, the panic slowly goes haywire. I let out a shaky laugh and forced out a slow smile that clearly didn't reach my eyes. "Sorry. Uh, get on with, uh, what you were doing." My voice was a stuttering mess that didn't go unnoticed by the two.
- I refused to take a peek at Haiden, choosing to swallow my mortification and bury my eyes on the trunk of the tree.