Chapter Five
“Will you just relax?” Jace griped. “You’re making me nervous now!”
Amelia stopped pacing and scowled at him. “How can you expect me not to be nervous?” she demanded, her voice frayed with anxiety. “Do you have any idea the awkward position you’ve put me in?”
“You knew you’d have to talk to her when you took this assignment on,” Jace countered, his tone maddeningly neutral. “I really don’t see what the big deal is?”
It’s a big deal because I’m way out of my depth, and everyone is going to see me for the massive fake I really am! She wanted to blurt the truth out loud, but couldn’t bear exposing her vulnerability to Jace. Showing weakness would be an admission of failure. “I just wanted more time to prepare, that’s all,” she said instead. “I’m not that good an actre
