RAINE’S POV
The car slowed down in front of the building, and an uneasy flutter stirred in my chest.
The uneasiness only grew. It was like all the excitement had been drained from my body. I feigned a smile for my friends.
I was supposed to be happy, not anxious, or scared. This was my moment. The chance for the world to know what Raine Mercer was capable of, to see who I was.
Yet, right now, I didn’t feel like getting out of the car. I didn’t want to be seen.
But sadly, it was too late to turn back and leave. Outside the tinted windows, the reporters had already gathered with cameras and microphones. They were all waiting for me, ready to hear all about my collection in that building, every idea, thought, and energy I had poured into it.
‘I can’t do this.’ I thought. What if I f
